num_pages: 416
description: A landmark in the development of psychological realism, Stendhal's masterpiece chronicles a young man's struggles with the dualities of his nature. Julien Sorel, a young dreamer from the provinces whose imagination is afire with Napoleonic ideals, sets off to make his fortune in Parisian society of Restoration France. His encounters and experiences along the way incite constant inner conflict, drawing him back and forth between sincerity and hypocrisy, idealism and cynicism, humility and pride, love and ambition.
language: English
title: The Red and the Black
titlecomplete: The Red and the Black (Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels)
characters: Marquis de la Mole, Fouqué, Elisa, Julien Sorel, Chélan, Pirard, Valenod, Madame de Rênal, Mathilde de la Mole
genres: Literature, Novels, French Literature, 19th Century, Romance, Classics, Classic Literature, Historical Fiction, Fiction, France
ratings_count: 72566
places: Verrières, Paris, Besançon, Paris, France
publisher: Dover Publications