ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

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Who wrote The Count of Monte Cristo?
A
James F. Cooper
B
Alexandre Dumas
C
Jane Austen
D
Vladmir Nobokov
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Count of Monte Cristo, French Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, Romantic novel by French author Alexandre Dumas père (possibly in collaboration with Auguste Maquet), published serially in 1844–46 and in book form in 1844–45.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Count of Monte Cristo wasn’t just a book for Dumas. It was a revenge fantasy he wrote on behalf of his father, a Black general who fought in the French Revolution and was ultimately betrayed by Napoleon.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tom Reiss’ swashbuckling new book, “The Black Count, ” tells the true story of Alex Dumas, son of a French nobleman and an African slave, the father of author Alexandre Dumas and the inspiration for the younger Dumas’ classic novel “The Count of Monte Cristo."

Detailed explanation-4: -The name Monte Cristo literally means Mountain of Christ, and, as you might expect, there’s a reason Dumas chose a place with such a loaded name instead of, say, the nearby isle of Pianosa; resurrection, redemption, and salvation are a big part of the book, and the “Christ” reference recalls all of these themes.

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