Georges

Long out of print in America Alexandre Dumas&#146;s most daring narrative is now available in this major new translation by Tina A. Kover. Filled with intrigue romance and deadly vengeance <i>Georges</i> is the story of a wealthy mulatto boy who is driven from his island home by racist landowners. Returning to Mauritius as an accomplished young man Georges pits his strength against a powerful plantation owner leading a dramatic slave uprising and claiming the heart of a beautiful white woman. <i>Georges</i> stands apart as the only book by Dumas that explores the potent subject of race. <br><br>Praise for <i>Georges:</i><br><br>&#147;A rousing and vivid adventure . . . packed with action and atmosphere.&#148;<br><i>&#150;The Columbus Dispatch<br></i><br>&#147;A remarkable discovery . . . We are indebted to Werner Sollors and Jamaica Kincaid for providing us with a critical lens for the journey Dumas has created out of his own generous and expansive imagination.&#148; <br>&#150;Rudolph P. Byrd Emory University<br><br><br>&#147;As compelling and relevant today as it was back in the 1840s when it was first published.&#148; <br>&#150;Adrienne Kennedy author of <i>Funnyhouse of a Negro</i>