La Dame Aux Camelias (French Edition) Paperback – July 24, 2011

I have read this novel in the Spanish version and I liked it very much. Now I want to read it in the original language. I rate the work and the service rendered by Amazon with five stars, because of the excellence and the expedite way with which it makes possible to enjoy this book, at a very affordable price.

This is not what was advertised !The description says"La Dame Aux Camelias (Camille) (French Edition) (Paperback) by Alexandre Dumas (Author) "This implies that this is the NOVEL not the Play.Instead I received the stage play of the story (in French and English,) NOT the original novel. Furthermore, the quality of this "reprint from the collection of the University of Michigan Library" is poor and is literally a collection of photocopies of the text of the play published in 1880. Although historically it may be interesting for someone, ( described " as presented by Sarah Bernhardt" ) it is not at all what was described.I am returning this immediately since it can not be used for the French lit class for which it is needed.

Reading in French has revealed new aspects of the life of courtesans, and is revealing French mentality and passion. I said Chapter 10 is worth the whole book, but in French one gets the description in a way that leaves the heart aching. If you know any French and love Dumas, I suggest this version!

Had to get this version for a French class, this is exactly what I needed and the book was in great condition

Enjoyable enough of a book, but it requires some concentration if you are naturally English-speaking.

Good./-

This is not really my kind of book – I read it on the insistence of a French friend – but it’s a touching love story, well told. You could skip the intro section entitled “Mademoiselle Marie Duplessis”, which I found turgid and off-putting. I’m not sure what it contributes, and it nearly made me give up on the whole book, thinking it was all going to be like that. It isn’t, fortunately.

It was just what I wanted, in fact, more so, because as well as the original novel, there is the theatre play and lots of commentary.

Excellent

Un classique qui transcende l'amour et la mort.

Dumas fils a partagé quelque temps l'existence voluptueuse et divertissante que l'on menait dans la maison paternelle et fréquentait ainsi souvent des courtisanes.Parmi celles-ci Marie Duplessis dont il s'est inspiré pour le personnage de Marguerite Gautier, La Dame aux Camélias.L'œuvre de Dumas fils raconte l'histoire d'amour d'un jeune bourgeois avec Marguerite Gautier, courtisane atteinte de tuberculose et qui a pour habitude de porter des camélias blancs ou rouges à son buste, d'où son surnom de Dame aux camélias.Au-delà de cette histoire passionnante, l'un des exploits de l'auteur est d'être parvenu à passer à la postérité en existant par lui-même et par son œuvre, en créant sa propre légende en dehors de celle de son père.