Who wrote The Red and the Black?

Stendhal wrote The Red and the Black, first published in 1830. It is a work of classics and is rated 'Essential Read' in our catalogue.

Is there a book club guide for The Red and the Black?

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Essential Read

The Red and the Black

Name: The Red and the Black
Author: Stendhal

by Stendhal · 1830

Classics · ranked #50 in category

Julien Sorel, a carpenter's son of brilliant intelligence and fierce ambition, rises through Napoleonic society using his abilities and his lovers — first a provincial mayor's wife, then an aristocratic Parisian — to advance beyond his station. Stendhal's novel is a study in the psychology of ambition, hypocrisy and the impossibility of authentic selfhood under social constraint.

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