Alexandre Dumas
The Man Who Married a Mermaid
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The Man Who Married a Mermaid (1949) tells the picaresque story of a sailor, Père Olifus, who first marries a mermaid, then embarks upon a series of voyages to a semi-mythical Far East where he enjoys various economic opportunities, but remains plagued by the vengeful astral form of the mermaid wife he left behind. Master storyteller Alexandre Dumas teamed up with Paul Lacroix intending to produce a series of magical tales, of which this wry, sarcastic fable of supernaturally-punished infidelity was the first. When the project failed, Lacroix expanded the story into a novella, which remains entertaining as well as intriguing, and deserves to…
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The Man Who Married a Mermaid (1949) tells the picaresque story of a sailor, Père Olifus, who first marries a mermaid, then embarks upon a series of voyages to a semi-mythical Far East where he enjoys various economic opportunities, but remains plagued by the vengeful astral form of the mermaid wife he left behind. Master storyteller Alexandre Dumas teamed up with Paul Lacroix intending to produce a series of magical tales, of which this wry, sarcastic fable of supernaturally-punished infidelity was the first. When the project failed, Lacroix expanded the story into a novella, which remains entertaining as well as intriguing, and deserves to be reckoned one of the flawed classics of its genre.
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Weitere Autoren: Lacroix, Paul
- ISBN: 978-1-61227-612-0
- EAN: 9781612276120
- Produktnummer: 22618602
- Verlag: Hollywood Comics
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 252 S.
- Masse: H20.3 cm x B12.7 cm x D1.4 cm 291 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 291
Über den Autor
Alexandre Dumas, père, born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (July 24, 1802 - December 5, 1870) 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 Man in the Iron Mask were serialized, and he also wrote plays and magazine articles and was a prolific correspondent.Other Books of Dumas:. The Count of Monte Cristo (1845). The Three Musketeers (1844). The Man in the Iron Mask (1850). Twenty Years After (1845). The Borgias (1840). Ten Years Later (1848). The Vicomte of Bragelonne (1847). The Black Tulip (1850). Louise de la Valliere (1849). Ali Pacha (1840)
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