Real People Behind Fictional Characters

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Pierre Picaud went on a quest for personal vengeance, and became the source of the famed novel "The Count of Monte Cristo."

PEOPLE

“...history is filled with fictional people. We have all been fooled into believing in people who are entirely imaginary - made-up prisoners in a hypothetical panopticon. But the point isn't whether or not you believe...



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