The Black Count by Tom Reiss
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A "richly imagined biography" (The New York Times Book Review) of General Alex Dumas, who rose from slavery to command vast armies in the French Revolutionary Wars--and whose exploits were immortalized in his son's novels The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers"Fascinating [and] entertaining."--The Wall Street Journal
"Remarkable."--The Boston Globe
"A truly amazing story."--NPR
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Time, The New Republic, NPR, Salon, Essence
General Alex Dumas is a man almost unknown today, yet his story is strikingly familiar--because his son, the novelist Alexandre Dumas, used his larger-than-life feats as inspiration for such classics as The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers.
But hidden behind General Dumas's swashbuckling adventures was an even more incredible secret: he was the son of a black slave--who rose higher in the white world than any man of his race would before our own time. Born in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti), Alex Dumas made his way to Paris, where he rose to command armies of more than 50,000 men at the height of the Revolution.
No matter how high he soared, Dumas continued to live by his blade and his boldness in the face of overwhelming odds. Yet, because of his unwavering principles, he ultimately became a threat to Napoleon himself.
Time magazine called The Black Count "one of those quintessentially human stories of strength and courage that sheds light on the historical moment that made it possible." It is also a window into the modern world's first multiracial society and a heartbreaking story of the enduring bonds of love between a father and son.
FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD
Tom Reiss has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, and other publications covering politics and culture. In New York City, he lives with his wife and daughters.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780307382474 |
| ISBN 10 | 0307382478 |
| Title | The Black Count |
| Author | Tom Reiss |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2013-05-14 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Prizes | Winner of PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography 2013, Winner of Pulitzer Prize 2013, Short-listed for National Book Critics Circle Awards 2012, Short-listed for Phillis Wheatley Book Award 2013, Nominated for NAACP Image Award 2013, Nominated for Plutarch Award 2012 |
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