Red and Black (translation 40)
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About This Novel
Stendhal, a famous French writer, "The Red and the Black" is his main work. The protagonist Julien was born in a family of small proprietors. He was fascinated by Napoleon's great achievements and wanted to get ahead. Unfortunately, France at that time was in the period of the restoration of the Bourbon dynasty. With no way to join the army, he chose the path of the church. Because he could recite the entire New Testament, Julien was favored by the local mayor and became his family's tutor. Later, he was recommended by the church to be the personal secretary of the Marquis de Larmore, a backbone of the royalist party. But in the end, a whistleblower letter ruined his career. "The Red and the Black" is not only a realistic novel, but also pioneered the "psychological novel". The author uses delicate brushstrokes to describe Julien's rich and contradictory inner world, his struggle between ambition and love.
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