Inkmarks On Empty Dreams

“ They are suns which set as they rose, unobserved. Their death, when they die young, is heard by all their lovers at the same moment, for in Paris almost all the lovers of a well-known woman are friends. A few recollections are exchanged, and everybody’s life goes on as if the incident had never occurred, without so much as a tear .” It is an impressive book, that fascinated readers and critics among generations. The main narrator starts with an almost humble apologize that he can’t tell the story in a way that he could reveal the true feelings of the characters. It is a true story, because Alexandre Dumas Fils writes of his true love which was Marie Duplessis, a true courtesan. In few words, Marguerite is beautiful, intelligent and had a reputation of being discreet a witty lover, she had rich benefactors and was a “kept woman”, a courtesan of Paris The camellias were her favourite flowers and their color white/red were the sign of her availability. She needed love, that pure love th...