Le Rouge et le Noir
Le Rouge et le Noir | |
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General | |
Category | Equipment > Books |
Properties | See: Books |
Read Online | Project Gutenberg |
About | |
Author | Stendhal |
Language | French |
Genre | Fiction |
Le Rouge et le Noir (English: For The Red and the Black) is a historical 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.