Häftad, Engelska, Franska, 2003
Count of Monte Cristo
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Beskrivning
The epic tale of wrongful imprisonment, adventure and revenge, in its definitive translationThrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantès is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and he becomes determined not only to escape, but also to use the treasure to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. Dumas' epic tale of suffering and retribution, inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment, was a huge popular success when it was first serialized in the 1840s.Translated with an Introduction by ROBIN BUSS
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum: 2003-03-27
- Mått: 130 x 60 x 190 mm
- Vikt: 875 g
- Format: Häftad
- Språk: Engelska, Franska
- Serie: PENGUIN CLOTHBOUND CLASSICS
- Antal sidor: 1 312
- Förlag: Penguin Books Ltd
- ISBN: 9780140449266
- Översättare: Robin Buss
- Utmärkelser: Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 100 2003
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Alexandre Dumas (1824-95) was a pioneer of the Romantic theatre in France, for which he wrote a series of colourful historical dramas, although it is as a novelist that he is best known today. His works include The Three Musketeers (1844-5), La Reine Margot (1845). Robin Buss is a journalist and translator.
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“It’s my desert island book, not only because it’s a tome, but because no matter how many times I revisit it, I find new lines to appreciate, new narrative corners to explore.” —V. E. Schwab in The New York Times Book Review
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