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Dumas, stop being this good at writing words
Dumas, stop being this good at writing words
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The War of Women - Alexandre Dumas
The Women's War
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The Baron des Canolles is a man torn apart by the civil war that dominates mid-seventeenth century France. For while the naïve Gascon soldier cares little for the politics behind the battles, he is torn apart by a deep passion for two powerful women on opposing sides of the war: Nanon de Lartigues, a keen supporter of the Queen Regent Anne of Austria, and the Victomtesse de Cambes, who supports the rebellious forces of the Princess de Condé. Set around Bordeaux during the first turbulent years of the reign of Louis XIV, The Women's War sees two women taking central stage in a battle for all France. Humorous, dramatic and romantic, it offers a compelling exploration of political intrigue, the power of redemption, the force of love and the futility of war.
546 pages, Paperback
First published January 1,1844
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546 pages, Paperback
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March 27, 2007 by Penguin Classics
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9780140449778
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0140449779
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English
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This note regards Alexandre Dumas, père, the father of Alexandre Dumas, fils (son). For the son, see Alexandre Dumas fils.
Alexandre Dumas, père (French for "father", akin to Senior in English), born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, was a French writer, best known for his numerous historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world. Many of his novels, including The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, and The Vicomte de Bragelonne were serialized. Dumas also wrote plays and magazine articles, and was a prolific correspondent.
Dumas was of Haitian descent and mixed-race. His father, General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, was born in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti) to Alexandre Antoine Davy de la Pailleterie, a French nobleman, and Marie-Cessette Dumas, a black slave. At age 14 Thomas-Alexandre was taken by his father to France, where he was educated in a military academy and entered the military for what became an illustrious career.
Dumas's father's aristocratic rank helped young Alexandre Dumas acquire work with Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orléans, then as a writer, finding early success. He became one of the leading authors of the French Romantic Movement, in Paris.
Excerpted from Wikipedia.
Alexandre Dumas, père (French for "father", akin to Senior in English), born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, was a French writer, best known for his numerous historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world. Many of his novels, including The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, and The Vicomte de Bragelonne were serialized. Dumas also wrote plays and magazine articles, and was a prolific correspondent.
Dumas was of Haitian descent and mixed-race. His father, General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, was born in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti) to Alexandre Antoine Davy de la Pailleterie, a French nobleman, and Marie-Cessette Dumas, a black slave. At age 14 Thomas-Alexandre was taken by his father to France, where he was educated in a military academy and entered the military for what became an illustrious career.
Dumas's father's aristocratic rank helped young Alexandre Dumas acquire work with Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orléans, then as a writer, finding early success. He became one of the leading authors of the French Romantic Movement, in Paris.
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Intriguing interwoven court love story/political thriller-ish. Would make a decent film today
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This is a very much borderline 2 - 3 star rating book. The first volume was a tough slog to get through and very poor. However, the second volume was infinitely better. You really have to get through the first volume which really drags it down.
This whole book does lack a certain something that you see in other Dumas works like Chicot the Jester, The 45 Guardsmen and so forth. There isn’t the plots, intrigue, duels at dawn you expect from Dumas in such works, a definite tangent on his usual writings.
This whole book does lack a certain something that you see in other Dumas works like Chicot the Jester, The 45 Guardsmen and so forth. There isn’t the plots, intrigue, duels at dawn you expect from Dumas in such works, a definite tangent on his usual writings.
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Cauvignac, ce génie.
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I read this book when I was 15 and after that, I've decided that this book should be my all-time favourite. Now I am 25. It still is my favourite of all time. The writing is exceptional. The history behind is even more captivating. I will advise you when you read Dumas, to kinda know history in general, will help a lot to visualise the action.
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Il regno del giovane Luigi XIV è traballante e se ne deve accupare la regina madre Anna D'Austria e il suo fido (e amato) Mazzarino. Ma dove li abbiamo già incontrati questi tre? Beh nella trilogia dei moschettieri, ma questo romanzo si insinua potente nella prima parte de "Il visconte di Bragelonne" e lascia più spazio a una caparbia regina pronta, in nome del re, a soffocare ogni tipo di ribellione. Ma dall'altra parte ci sono altre donne, prima fra tutte la principessa di Condé, a rivendicare ruolo e politica. Perché questa è la guerra che le donne conducono in nome dei loro figli o mariti scomparsi.
Ed è anche un romanzo d'amore. Perché dove andrebbe Dumas senza metterci un amorazzo così?
Molto meno svenevole del suddetto visconte di Bragelonne, meno avventuroso de "I tre moschettieri", Dumas scrive un altro romanzo storico della Francia del XVII secolo, in cui le vicende militari e politiche di fame e potere della Francia fanno da sfondo a quelle molto più umane dei suoi protagonisti regalandoci un testo gradevole, ben scritto, che colpisce sul finale, regalandoci personaggi così diversi ma tutti complementari a rappresentare la visione femminile che ha Dumas.
Ed è anche un romanzo d'amore. Perché dove andrebbe Dumas senza metterci un amorazzo così?
Molto meno svenevole del suddetto visconte di Bragelonne, meno avventuroso de "I tre moschettieri", Dumas scrive un altro romanzo storico della Francia del XVII secolo, in cui le vicende militari e politiche di fame e potere della Francia fanno da sfondo a quelle molto più umane dei suoi protagonisti regalandoci un testo gradevole, ben scritto, che colpisce sul finale, regalandoci personaggi così diversi ma tutti complementari a rappresentare la visione femminile che ha Dumas.
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This book features two steely and preternaturally modern heroines fighting on opposite sides of the wars that ravaged seventeenth-century France. Really funny while being a page turner!
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Una decepción: esperaba mujeres con carácter y con una personalidad digna de sus papeles en esta historia.
No lo recomiendo si estás acostumbrado a la profundidad de la literatura inglesa de la época. Superfluo, personajes sin una personalidad definida; no me ha gustado nada que el 80% de la guerra de las mujeres haya sido una mala comedia romántica.
No lo recomiendo si estás acostumbrado a la profundidad de la literatura inglesa de la época. Superfluo, personajes sin una personalidad definida; no me ha gustado nada que el 80% de la guerra de las mujeres haya sido una mala comedia romántica.
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