The Club Dumas
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The Club Dumas is a 1993 mystery novel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte that blends literary detective work, rare book collecting, and occult intrigue centered around a manuscript linked to Alexandre Dumas and a demonic text.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mystery novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | The Ninth Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Arturo Pérez-Reverte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
authorship and authenticity
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intertextuality ⓘ literary detective work ⓘ occult intrigue ⓘ rare book collecting ⓘ the nature of evil ⓘ |
| containsFictionalBook | De Umbrarum Regni Novem Portis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| featuresAuthor | Alexandre Dumas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresWorkOfFiction | The Three Musketeers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Roman Polanski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationStar | Johnny Depp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationTitleDifference | The film adaptation focuses mainly on the occult subplot and omits much of the Dumas material ⓘ |
| genre |
bibliomystery
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literary thriller ⓘ mystery fiction ⓘ occult fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Boris Balkan
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Flavio La Ponte NERFINISHED ⓘ Irene Adler (mysterious girl) NERFINISHED ⓘ Varo Borja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | works of Alexandre Dumas ⓘ |
| literaryAllusion |
The Count of Monte Cristo
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The Three Musketeers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Lucas Corso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motif |
duality between popular fiction and high literature
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forgery and authenticity in books ⓘ pacts with the devil ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | metafictional ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex interweaving of literary and occult plots
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detailed depiction of the antiquarian book trade ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| originalTitle | El club Dumas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
comparison of different copies of a satanic book
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investigation of a rare Dumas manuscript ⓘ search for a demonic text ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation |
book detective
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literary mercenary ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfaguara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
France
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Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
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