Pagine1783–1842 · Grenoble, France · also known as Marie-Henri Beyle
Stendhal (Marie-Henri Beyle) followed Napoleon’s army to Moscow and back, loved Italy and wrote two of the first great psychological novels. The Red and the Black (1830) follows the ambitious carpenter’s son Julien Sorel climbing French society; The Charterhouse of Parma (1839), written in 52 days, opens with a dazzling account of the Battle of Waterloo.
Begin with The Red and the Black.
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Stendhal (Marie-Henri Beyle) followed Napoleon’s army to Moscow and back, loved Italy and wrote two of the first great psychological novels. The Red and the Black (1830) follows the ambitious carpenter’s son Julien Sorel climbing French society; The Charterhouse of Parma (1839), written in 52 days, opens with a dazzling account of the Battle of Waterloo.
The Red and the Black is usually considered Stendhal’s best-known work, followed by The Charterhouse of Parma.
Most readers start with The Red and the Black.
Both refer to the same writer.
Yes — 1 of Stendhal’s books are free to read online in Pagine, the free e-reader and reading tracker.