in chapter 35 of the count of monte cristo we get some extremely violent discussions of various forms of capital punishment and two extravagant monologues on revenge, but possibly this is the wildest statement
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Back then, pasta was eaten by hand, and the only available type was spaghetti (called macaroni). Was considered vile street food, used to be made open-air, would get covered in dirt but for plebs was the only option. Wasnt rated highly by anyone, lol
out of curiosity, have you read the Baron of Magister Valley by Stephen Brust? it is a style parody/retelling of the Count of Monte Cristo set in his Dragaera fantasy setting.
I think this has to do with how poorly Dumas’ father was treated during a two year imprisonment in Italy as a POW that may have been abetted by Napoleon.. I highly recommend ‘The Black Count’ by Tom Reiss
People don't realize how recently it was that Italian cuisine got good. Like pizza was in the process of being invented when this book was first serialized
Italian food as we know it now is relatively recent. Tomatoes were only just becoming popular in Dumas' time. And he was French. ciabatta was only invented in the 90s
Meanwhile, around the same time, Nicolai Gogol became so obsessed with Italian cuisine during his stay in Rome (1836-1848) that he would force pasta dishes on his Moscow friends after returning to Russia.
One of my favorite bits from Nero Wolfe novels is a French guy and an Italian guy arguing about whether it was acceptable to eat vinegar with wine. The French DO NOT like Italian food lololol.
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• for stronger emphasis: “e che cazzo!”
• for brevity (retaining the effect) “ecche cà”
• closest to WTF: “ma che cazzo”
Thanks for the Italian lesson! :-D
*so I heard, can not verify the exact collaboration process