description: A New Translation, Backgrounds and Sources, Criticism.A brilliant portrait of one of the most ruthlessly charming heroes in literature, The Red and the Black chronicles the rise and fall of Julian Sorel. Born into the peasantry, Sorel connives his way into the highest Parisian aristocratic circles. But his powers of seduction lead to his downfall when he commits a crime of passion.
language: English
title: Red and Black
titlecomplete: Red and Black
characters: Madame de Rênal, Valenod, Pirard, Marquis de la Mole, Chélan, Elisa, Mathilde de la Mole, Fouqué, Julien Sorel
genres: Fiction, France, French Literature, Classic Literature, Literature, Romance, Classics, Novels, 19th Century, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 72558
places: Verrières, Paris, Paris, France, Besançon
publisher: W.W. Norton & Company