num_pages: 352
description: The classic, elegant translation of Stendhal's masterful novel of ambition, desire, and politics in post-Napoleonic France. 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: The Red and the Black: A Novel of Post-Napoleonic France
titlecomplete: The Red and the Black: A Novel of Post-Napoleonic France
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: 72508
places: Paris, Verrières, Paris, Besançon, France
publisher: Liveright