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The novel tells the lavish story of the last Egyptian queen, a woman of exceptional intelligence and beauty, whose life, love affairs with Caesar and Antony, and tragic death symbolize the collision of power, passion, and fate.
The novel represents one of Dumas' lesser-known, but still very interesting historical-biographical novels.
Cornelius van Berle, a young doctor from Dortrecht, is obsessed with creating a black tulip for the prize of the city of Harlem.
In 1506, Michelangelo Buonarroti was invited by Sultan Bayezid II to design a bridge across the Golden Horn in Constantinople. Furious at Pope Julius II who had humiliated him and refused to pay, Michelangelo left Rome and arrived by ship in Constantinopl
Dumas portrays Robin Hood not only as a bandit who helps the poor, but also as a heroic fighter for justice and a symbol of resistance to feudal injustice.
The novel, whose original title is L'Homme de plâtre, explores complex human destinies through the story of a protagonist whose life symbolically reflects fragility and vulnerability, like plaster.