About This Novel
"The Red and the Black" is Stendhal's masterpiece. It is the foundation work of European critical realist literature. Julien, the protagonist of the novel, is the son of a carpenter, smart, studious, and rebellious. He came to Paris because of his ambiguous relationship with the mayor's wife and party fighting. Appreciated by the Marquis. Just when Julien was dreaming of a successful career, an exposé letter from the mayor's wife shattered his ideals. Finally went to the guillotine. Through the personal struggle and ultimate failure experience of Julien, a protagonist full of desire and passion, the novel extensively displays "the social atmosphere brought about by successive governments that weighed on the French people in the first 30 years of the 19th century" and reflects some essential issues in the political and social life of France in the early 19th century.
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