Eugène de Rastignac is a fictional character from a series of novels by a novelist born in which year ?
Eugène de Rastignac Eugène de Rastignac ] is a fictional character from "La Comédie humaine", a series of novels by Honoré de Balzac. He appears as a main character in "Le Père Goriot" (1835), and his social advancement in the post-revolutionary French world depicted by Balzac can be followed through Rastignac's various appearances in other books of the series.
Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas ( ; ] ; born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie ] ; 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas, "père" ("father"), was a French writer. His works have been translated into nearly 100 languages, and he is one of the most widely read French authors. Many of his historical novels of high adventure were originally published as serials, including "The Count of Monte Cristo", "The Three Musketeers", "Twenty Years After", and "". His novels have been adapted since the early twentieth century for nearly 200 films. Dumas' last novel, "The Knight of Sainte-Hermine," unfinished at his death, was completed by a scholar Claude Schopp who was the leading authority on Dumas and published in 2005, becoming a best seller. It was published in English in 2008 as "The Last Cavalier."