The Red and the Black: A Chronicle of the Nineteenth Century

Author

Stendhal

Original Work

The Red and the Black

Translator

Catherine Slater

Foreword / Afterword

Roger Pearson

Language

English

Year

2009

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Country

United Kingdom

Pages

559

ISBN

978-0199539253

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In this vigorous and fast-moving novel of post-Napoleonic France, Julien Sorel's plans to reach the higher echelons of society through the priesthood are defelected by his realization that the attainment of happiness is of greater consequence than the pursuit of ambition. Subtitled `A Chronicle of 1830', Stendhal's depiction of a nation of smug hypocrites scandalized contemporary readers, who recognized themselves or their peers and felt uncomfortable with the energy, imagination, and sincerity of a hero so patently inspired by their lately deposed Emperor. Julien's restless energy is fully captured in this specially commissioned translation of one of the world's great novels.— Google Books