Red and white

Author: (French) Stendhal; translated by Wang Daqian
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Publishing Date: 2000-10-01
Features: This book is one of the collections of works by the famous 19th-century French writer Stendhal. The protagonist, Lucien, is the son of a banker but shows no interest in inheriting his father's business. Instead, he joins the army as a lieutenant in a cavalry regiment and accidentally falls off a horse while entering the city of Nancy, where he meets a young, beautiful woman named Madame de Chatiron who is watching the crowd. Madame de Chatiron is young and widowed, owns a fortune of one million, and is a target for many aristocratic young men in the upper-class society of Nancy. However, Madame de Chatiron takes a strong liking to Lucien, and thus, the two begin a sincere and passionate romance. Stendhal portrays the emotional entanglement of these young lovers against the backdrop of the conflicting and competing social forces in France during the July Monarchy, making the story vivid and profound.