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'''Rocambole''' {{IPAc-fr|r|O|k|an|b|O|l}} is a fictional adventurer created by ], a 19th-century ] ]. The word ''rocambolesque'' has become common in French and other languages to label any kind of fantastic adventure.
'''Rocambole''' ({{IPA-fr|ʁɔkɑ̃bɔl}}) is a fictional adventurer created by ], a 19th-century ] ]. The word ''rocambolesque'' has become common in French and other languages to label any kind of fantastic adventure.
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Rocambole (French pronunciation: [ʁɔkɑ̃bɔl]) is a fictional adventurer created by Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail, a 19th-century Frenchwriter. The word rocambolesque has become common in French and other languages to label any kind of fantastic adventure.
Overview
Rocambole is introduced in the series as a highly resourceful adolescent, an orphan adopted by the wily crone Maman Fipart. He first assists the evil Andrea de Felipone, a.k.a. Sir Williams, in his fight against Andrea's half-brother, the Comte de Kergaz. A major protagonist in the battle is a courtesan with a heart of gold and a fearless temper, Louise Charmet, a.k.a. Baccarat.
In the third novel of the series, Rocambole takes over and kills Sir Williams. But his evil schemes are again thwarted by Baccarat, and he ends up imprisoned in the hard labor camp of Toulon (where Jean Valjean was imprisoned in Les Misérables.)
In the fourth novel, an older and wiser Rocambole, who has been pardoned, has become a do-gooder; however, the feuilleton (installment) was not popular with the readers, and Ponson du Terrail rewrote a new version in which Rocambole escapes from Toulon, redeems himself and becomes a full-fledged hero.
The latter novels portray Rocambole as a fearless hero fighting a variety of dastardly villains such as the Thuggee, etc. He has become a veritable mastermind who has been to India and has gathered around him a coterie of equally talented assistants.
In a final chapter to the sixth volume, Ponson du Terrail revealed that Rocambole really existed and was narrating his own exploits through him, making Rocambole perhaps the first metafictional hero of his kind.
Books
Les Drames de Paris (1857) (aka L'Héritage Mystérieux)
Le Club des Valets de Coeur (1858)
Les Exploits de Rocambole (1858–59)
Les Chevaliers du Clair de Lune (1860–62)
La Résurrection de Rocambole (1865–66) (this novel rewrites and supersedes 4 above)
Allium scorodoprasum in a 1583 botanic drawing.In French ail rocambole is Allium scorodoprasum, a perennial wild onion that is an irrepressible weed in lawns and gardens, spreading by bulblets.
