"Figaro Newspaper" reporter: Mr. Dumas, first of all, congratulations on your election as a member of the French Academy of Literature. I believe your father, in the spirit of heaven, must be proud of you. My question is: Readers often say that your writing style and that of your father's are worlds apart. What is your view on the differences between you and your father?
Alexander Dumas fils (after a prolonged silence): I am a writer of realist literature, and I have already talked about that man enough in my books. If you don't know my opinion, you might as well reread my previous works.
Reporter: Which one are you referring to?
Alexander Dumas fils: "The Illegitimate Son," or "The Profligate Father" will do as well.
(Audience bursts into laughter)
Reporter: What if I insist on a direct answer from you?
