Le Rouge et le Noir

The Red and the Black

Author

Stendhal

Language

French

Year

1830

Country

France

Genre

Novel

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Le Rouge et le Noir is a psychological novel in two volumes by Stendhal, published in 1830. It chronicles the attempts of a provincial young man to rise socially beyond his modest upbringing through a combination of talent, hard work, deception, and hypocrisy. He ultimately allows his passions to betray him.