num_pages: 572
description: A rakish young man with great ambitions and a remarkable ability to take advantage of profitable situations is the hero of this novel set in nineteenth-century France
language: English
title: Red and Black
titlecomplete: Red and Black
characters: Pirard, Mathilde de la Mole, Elisa, Valenod, Fouqué, Marquis de la Mole, Madame de Rênal, Julien Sorel, Chélan
genres: Historical Fiction, French Literature, Novels, Literature, Classic Literature, Classics, Romance, Fiction, 19th Century, France
ratings_count: 72506
places: Paris, Verrières, Paris, Besançon, France
publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc