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    The Red and the Black, Volume I
    The Red and the Black, Volume I
    The Red and the Black, Volume I
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    The Red and the Black, Volume I

    Written by Stendhal Stendhal

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    Stendhal - a German pen-name for a French writer who hated the English. Contemporary to some of the great names of French literature like Balzac and Flaubert, Stendhal is quite often considered a writer that doesn't seem to fit a defined genre. Some say he's a Romantic, others that he's a Modernist and that Le Rouge et Le Noir is the first modern novel. On one point they are all agreed: the novel is a masterpiece that shows a young theology student - Julien Sorel - intelligent, handsome and who is determined to rise above his humble peasant origins. Stendhal presents the reader with a satirical plot that will involve you in passions, intrigues, last-minute reversals and, mostly, the hypocrisy by which society operates. (Summary by sailormoon)
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
    The Red and the Black, Volume I
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    Stendhal Stendhal

    Stendhal, de son vrai nom Marie-Henri Beyle, est né le 23 janvier 1783 à Grenoble, en France. Il est l'un des écrivains les plus éminents du XIXe siècle, connu pour ses romans d'analyse psychologique et sociale tels que Le Rouge et le Noir et La Chartreuse de Parme. Issu d'une famille bourgeoise, Stendhal a été profondément influencé par les idéaux de la Révolution française et par son admiration pour Napoléon Bonaparte, qu'il a servi en tant qu'officier de l'armée. Cette expérience a nourri son intérêt pour l'ambition et la lutte des classes, des thèmes centraux dans son oeuvre. Stendhal a débuté sa carrière littéraire avec des essais sur l'art et la musique avant de se tourner vers le roman. Le Rouge et le Noir, publié en 1830, est inspiré par un fait divers réel, l'affaire Berthet, et explore la complexité des émotions humaines à travers le personnage de Julien Sorel. Le roman a été salué pour sa profondeur psychologique et sa critique sociale, bien qu'il ait également suscité la controverse pour sa représentation de l'ambition et de l'immoralité. En plus de sa carrière littéraire, Stendhal a été un critique d'art perspicace et un diplomate. Il a passé de nombreuses années en Italie, où il a trouvé l'inspiration pour plusieurs de ses oeuvres. Sa capacité à capturer les nuances de la société et de la psychologie humaine a fait de lui un pionnier du réalisme et du romantisme. Stendhal est décédé le 23 mars 1842 à Paris, laissant derrière lui un héritage littéraire durable qui continue d'influencer les écrivains et les lecteurs du monde entier. Ses oeuvres sont aujourd'hui considérées comme des classiques de la littérature française, et il est reconnu pour son style incisif et sa capacité à dépeindre la complexité des relations humaines.

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