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A major new translation of a stunning rediscovered novel by Alexandre Dumas, Georges is a classic swashbuckling adventure Brilliantly translated by Tina A Kover in lively, fluid prose, this is Dumas s most daring work, in which his themes of intrigue and romance are illuminated by the issues of racial prejudice and the profound quest for identity.Georges Munier is a sensitive boy growing up in the nineteenth century on the island of Mauritius The son of a wealthy mulatto, Pierre Munier, Georges regularly sees how his father s courage is tempered by a sense of inferiority before whites and Georges vows that he will be different When Georges matures into a man committed to moral superiority mixed with physical strength the stage is set for a conflict with the island s rich and powerful plantation owner, Monsieur de Malm die I can t connect this to anything , and a forbidden romance with Sara, the beautiful woman engaged to Malm s son With swordplay, a slave rebellion, a harrowing escape, and a vow of vengeance Georges is unmistakably the work of the master who wrote The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo Yet it stands apart as the only book Dumas ever wrote that confronts the subject of race, a potent topic, since Dumas was of African ancestry himself.This edition also features a captivating Introduction by Jamaica Kincaid and an eloquent Afterword and Notes by Werner Sollors, who addresses key themes such as colonialism, racism, African slavery, and interracial intimacy.Long out of print in America, Georges can now be appreciated as never before and added to the greatest works of this immortal author. New Download [ Georges ] By [ Alexandre Dumas ] – kino-fada.fr Dumas has done it again Here we meet Georges Munier a Mulatto who s soul ambition is to get revenge on the white men who scorned him and his father and so many others for centuries In particular Heni who scarred him as a child Georges despises the treatment of slaves, yet he himself views himself racially superior to the slaves Which I ll admit made it hard for me to like him But, he is unquestionably full of good ideals at least as long as he lets his pride lie dormant Everything comes bac Dumas has done it again Here we meet Georges Munier a Mulatto who s soul ambition is to get revenge on the white men who scorned him and his father and so many others for centuries In particular Heni who scarred him as a child Georges despises the treatment of slaves, yet he himself views himself racially superior to the slaves Which I ll admit made it hard for me to like him But, he is unquestionably full of good ideals at least as long as he lets his pride lie dormant Everything comes back to his pride in the endMonsieur de Malm die and his son Heni are ...Three and a half stars, rounded up to a four Not quite as good as the The Count of Monte Cristo but an amazing story and if you loved the Count you should read this one too Published the year before Dumas started The Count of Monte Cristo, Georges has many of the same elements that make the Count such fun melodrama, adventure, romance, exotic settings, and a fascinating central character Bucklers swash gloriously Sea battles, slave rebellions, a fight to the death with a killer shark rescu Three and a half stars, rounded up to a four Not quite as good as the The Count of Monte Cristo but an amazing story and if you loved the Count you should read this one too Published the year before Dumas started The Count of Monte Cristo, Georges has many of the same elements that make the Count such fun melodrama, adventure, romance, exotic settings, and a fascinating central character Bucklers swash gloriously Sea battles, slave rebellions, a fight to the death with a killer shark rescuing a beautiful young woman bathing in a river, of course , our hero s midnight ride through a hurricane to proclaim his love for the lady, a horse race with our hero in disguise riding a magnificent Arabian what else This is classic Alexandre Dumas material and you won t be able to put it down.Our hero, Georges Munier, shares much in common with Edmond Dant s, the Count of Monte Cristo Like Dant s, Georges is a proud...Lots to say a little later..having difficulty with the star rating for this one Dumas wrote this one year before his masterpiece Three musketeers and the Count of Monte Christo He was at the top of his game So why is this not required reading It is his only book about race Dumas was bi racial, a concept not known in the 1800 He considered himself a mulatto..a class and racial identity similar to the South African colored Not white, not Black He tells a swashbuckling, rip roaring tale h Lots to say a little later..having difficulty with the star rating for this one Dumas wrote this one year before his masterpiece Three musketeers and the Count of Monte Christo He was at the top of his game So why is this not...3.5 5Not all books are created equal In this particular work s case, we have a 134 year difference between the time of composition and the time of publication in a certain land of the free, as well as a concerted effort by readers far and wide to forget that the author is black Add in a slave rebellion as subject material and a main character who happens to be mulatto, and you have a recipe for the sort of obfuscation that leads people to believe that The Book of Night Women could have not bee 3.5 5Not all books are created equal In this particular work s case, we have a 134 year difference between the time of composition and the time of publication in a certain land of the free, as well as a concerted effort by readers far and wide to forget that the author is black Add in a slave rebellion as subject material and a main character who happens to be mulatto, and you have a recipe for the sort of obfuscation that leads people to believe that The Book of Night Women could have not been published to the acclaim it received any earli...This is the first book by Dumas I have read, and I expect I ll be back for , especially his The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo Good story telling evoking elements of the larger than life, romantic heroism of classic epic literature Dumas writing is written in a smoothly flowing, seemingly effortless style The plot is simple, but the writing is masterful tho the stereotyping of groups of people throughout is awkward However, in my opinion, this aspect actually serves to c This is the first book by Dumas I have read, and I expect I ll be back for , especially his The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo Good story telling evoking elements of the larger than life, romantic heroism of classic epic literatur...Oh dear, why have I never read Dumas before I guess he didn t fall into my hands at a young age and I just never got around to searching him out But when one of my GR groups selected Georges, set in the exotic locale of Ile de France, known today as Mauritius, my interest peaked Oh, how I love discovering something I know nothing about I even needed to look the place up on Google maps And it s okay to use lots of exclamatory remarks in this review Because this book is over the top with hero Oh dear, why have I never read Dumas before I guess he didn t fall into my hands at a young age and I just never got around to searching him out But when one of my GR groups selected Georges, set in the exotic locale of Ile de France, known today as Mauritius, my interest peaked Oh, how I love discovering something I know nothing about I even needed to look the place up on Google maps And it s okay to use lots of exclamatory remarks in this review Because this book is over the top with heroes and heroism, daring escapes and fearlessness in the face of de...4.5 Stars Dumas is in a league of his own as a writer This was yet another beautifully written and brilliantly executed novel by him I am surprised how few ratings it has received in contrast with some of his better known books The story w...The Count of Monte Cristo has long been my favorite book of all time, and as an adolescent, I hungrily pawed through all the Musketeers books as well So, when I found out Alexandre Dumas had written a book that somewhat resembled The Count of Monte Cristo, yet also featured the semi autobiographical slant of a biracial hero battling prejudice, it was a no brainer for me to pick up Georges at the local library.In much the way Peter Jackson s Hobbit films are solid, but not quite as exceptional a The Count of Monte Cristo has long been my favorite book of all time, and as an adolescent, I hungrily pawed through all the Musketeers books as well So, when I found out Alexandre Dumas had written a book that somewhat resembled The Count of Monte Cristo, yet also featured the semi autobiographical slant of a biracial hero battling prejudice, it was a no brainer for me to pick up Georges at the local library.In much the way Peter Jackson s Hobbit films are solid, but not quite as exceptional as Lord of the Rings in their epic portrayal of Middle Earth, the same can be said of Georges in relation to the Count of Monte Cristo Like Edmond Dant s, Georges Munier is a character whose inspiration for acquiring wis...I think this book could make an amazing movie.Georges, the hero who is mulatto yet invisible among European society until he chooses to reveal himself, has undeniable star power I spent the first half of the book marveling at his apparent sexiness not to mention the supporting characters, love interest, and villain are all equally striking at first glance, as Dumas always ensures.I can even picture the promotion for instance, I had no idea that Alexandre Dumas had African heritage until the I think this book could make an amazing movie.Georges, the hero who is mulatto yet invisible among European society until he chooses to reveal himself, has undeniable star power I spent the first half of the book marveling at his...Dumas shorter adventures, like Georges, aren t nearly as well known as his longer serialized novels, like The Three Mustketeers This book seems to have languished in 19th century translations since it was written Modern Library s new edition and translation is an attempt to breath some life into the novel Georges is an anomaly for 19th century European works, in its focus on race Georges, our hero, is one quarter African like Dumas himself , thus fully non white according to French socia Dumas shorter adventures, like Georges, aren t nearly as well known as his longer serialized novels, like The Three Mustketeers This book seems to have languished in 19th century translations since it was written Modern Library s new edition and translation is an attempt to breath some life into the novel Georges is an anomaly for 19th century European works, in its focus on race Georges, our hero, is one quarter African like Dumas himself , thus fully non white according to French social customs of the day The story itself is fairly standard Dumas boilerplate ...

Georges
  • English
  • 13 August 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 336 pages
  • 067964346X
  • Alexandre Dumas
  • Georges