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Alexandre Dumas (born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père, was a French novelist and playwright. His works have been translated into many languages and he is one of the most widely read French authors.
- The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo)...
- Alexandre Dumas Fils
Alexandre Dumas fils (French: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ dymɑ fis]; 27 July...
- Alexandre Dumas (Disambiguation)
Alexandre Dumas (1802–1870) was a French writer best known...
- Marie-Cessette Dumas
Marie-Cessette Dumas was a female slave in the French colony...
- The Three Musketeers
Les Trois Mousquetaires, by Alexandre Dumas, in...
- Club Des Hashischins
Members included Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas, Charles...
- Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orléans
Louis Philippe I (6 October 1773 – 26 August 1850),...
- The Vicomte De Bragelonne
The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later (French: Le...
- The Count of Monte Cristo
Apr 2, 2014 · (1802-1870) Who Was Alexandre Dumas? Alexandre Dumas established himself as one of the most popular and prolific authors in France, known for plays and historical adventure novels such as...
Dec 11, 2023 · As the grandson of a French aristocrat and the enslaved woman he bought to be his concubine, however, he suffered racist abuse throughout his life – and, as some critics have argued, racist prejudices may have led to the devaluing of his literary work even after his death.
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Feb 27, 2021 · Despite his noble background and success as a writer, Dumas had faced discrimination and racism due to ancestry and race. He wrote the novel, Georges, in 1843, which was about the son of a biracial plantation owner who faces discrimination due to his ancestry, despite appearing to be white.
Dec 5, 2018 · It was racism that saw the failure of his journal, Le Mousquetaire, but it was his extravagant living that led to his increased debt and court cases. His decline had started and by the time of...
Oct 3, 2023 · Both Alexandre Dumas’ life and legacy were marred by prejudicial attitudes. He encountered racist attitudes and abuse throughout his life, which – in the case of Georges and Captain Pamphile – fuelled his work and gave him a deep hatred of slavery and racial discrimination.
Despite Alexandre Dumas' success and aristocratic connections, his mixed-race lineage would affect him all his life. In 1843, he wrote a short novel, Georges, that addressed some of the issues of race and the effects of colonialism.
