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La vengeance se mange très-bien froide. (Original version of: Revenge is a dish best served cold. Often misattributed to Mario Puzo.)

Eugene Sue

La vengeance se mange très-bien froide. (Original version of: Revenge is a dish best served cold. Often misattributed to Mario Puzo.)

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About Eugene Sue

Marie-Joseph "Eugène" Sue (French pronunciation: [øʒɛn sy]; 26 January 1804 – 3 August 1857) was a French novelist. He was one of several authors who popularized the genre of the serial novel in France with his very popular and widely imitated The Mysteries of Paris, which was published in a newspaper from 1842 to 1843.