"Black Tulip" is based on the fierce political struggle and turbulent life during the Dutch bourgeois revolution in the seventeenth century. The protagonist, Cornelius Van Belle, is a young doctor who is completely apolitical. He likes to cultivate tulips, and is trying to cultivate a large black tulip without any variegation, because the first person to cultivate a black tulip will receive a considerable bonus. Van Belle's neighbor Boxtel also wanted to cultivate black tulips in order to get the bonus. He was very jealous of Van Belle and was afraid that Van Belle would get the first advantage. He unscrupulously monitored Norm Bailey's actions and secretly destroyed the tulips he cultivated. Later, he falsely accused Van Belle of hiding letters that were detrimental to the Dutch governorship, which resulted in him being imprisoned innocently and almost being guillotined. The whole book depicts thrilling and tear-jerking scenes around Black Tulip.
Reader comments
The foreshadowing is deeply buried and the plot changes neatly. In particular, Alexandre Dumas's portrayal of the human nature of the characters is deep and charming. Although this book has a very obvious translation flavor, this is not a shortcoming and we can ignore it. The main point is that its plot is unexpected, both classic and non-mainstream, and it also has unique insights in writing about love. I highly recommend reading this book, but you need to read it patiently at the beginning, so that you will become more and more accustomed to it after reading it.
The plot of this book is so exciting! The protagonist Van Belle is an ideal young doctor whose goal is to cultivate black tulips. His neighbor Boxtel does whatever it takes for his own gain, which is very infuriating to watch. I like Van Belle very much, his persistence and courage are admirable. This book not only shows the complexity of human nature, but also allows me to understand the historical background of that era. It is well worth reading!
The foreshadowing is deeply buried and the plot changes neatly. In particular, Alexandre Dumas's portrayal of the human nature of the characters is deep and charming. Although this book has a very obvious translation flavor, this is not a shortcoming and we can ignore it. The main point is that its plot is unexpected, both classic and non-mainstream, and it also has unique insights in writing about love. I highly recommend reading this book, but you need to read it patiently at the beginning, so that you will become more and more accustomed to it after reading it.
The plot of this book is so exciting! The protagonist Van Belle is an ideal young doctor whose goal is to cultivate black tulips. His neighbor Boxtel does whatever it takes for his own gain, which is very infuriating to watch. I like Van Belle very much, his persistence and courage are admirable. This book not only shows the complexity of human nature, but also allows me to understand the historical background of that era. It is well worth reading!