Who was Alexandre Dumas, fils?
Q: Who was Alexandre Dumas, fils?
A: Alexandre Dumas, fils was the son of Alexandre Dumas, père and a celebrated author and playwright. He was born in Paris, France to Marie-Catherine Labay, a dressmaker, and novelist Alexandre Dumas.
Q: What education did he receive?
A: His father legally recognized him (he adopted him) and ensured the young Dumas received the best education possible at the Institution Goubaux and the College Bourbon.
Q: How did his mother's agony inspire his writing?
A: The law allowed his father to take him away from his mother which caused her great anguish. This experience inspired Dumas fils to write about tragic female characters in almost all of his writings.
Q: What is La dame aux camélias?
A: La dame aux camélias is a romantic novel written by Alexandre Dumas fils which was adapted into a play titled Camille in English (especially in the United States). It is also the basis for Verdi's 1853 opera La Traviata.
Q: Who were his paternal great-grandparents?
A: His paternal great-grandparents were a white French nobleman and a young black Haitian woman.
Q: What influenced his thoughts, behaviour, and writing?
A: The taunting he experienced from classmates while attending boarding school greatly influenced his thoughts, behaviour, and writing.
Q: What awards did he receive during his lifetime?
A: In 1874 he was admitted to the Académie française and in 1894 he was awarded with Légion d'Honneur.
