[Pocket Edition] World Literature Classics Library - The Red and the Black

Author: Stendhal
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: The Red and the Black is the masterpiece of the famous French writer Stendhal and the foundational work of European critical realism literature. The novel revolves around the personal struggle and ultimate failure of the protagonist Julien Sorel, extensively depicting the social atmosphere imposed on the French people by the governments of the early 1930s of the 19th century, reflecting some essential issues in the political and social life of early 19th-century France.