They really do exist! A lot of those lanes were grazed or gentrified during the Nazi occupation of Marseille because the unorganised city was apparently a breeding ground for rebels. I can actually see the Chateau d'If, the prison in the Frioul islands from my window! That was a key selling point for my apartment haha.
I've only ever read one lol, The Count of Monte Cristo. I developed a newfound liking to it when I moved to Marseille, so I have the original French version now :)
This is your best work, man! It felt Ghibli!
Thank you! I definitely did not have that in mind while writing it haha.
Man that's so cool. Are those harbours, streets still there? Dante's father's place for example: were they fictional lanes or do they really exist?
They really do exist! A lot of those lanes were grazed or gentrified during the Nazi occupation of Marseille because the unorganised city was apparently a breeding ground for rebels. I can actually see the Chateau d'If, the prison in the Frioul islands from my window! That was a key selling point for my apartment haha.
Wow! Is the Chateau d'If still a prison? I thought it would've been turned into a museum or something given its popularity.
No no it isn't a prison, I said that in the context of the book haha. It's actually a museum as you mentioned :)
Which Dumas are you reading these days?
I've only ever read one lol, The Count of Monte Cristo. I developed a newfound liking to it when I moved to Marseille, so I have the original French version now :)