Red and the Black - Couverture souple

STENDAHL

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0451517938 ISBN 13 : 9780451517937

Editeur : Penguin Random House Australia, 1987

Synopsis

Book by Stendhal

A propos du livre

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

In December of 1827, Marie Henri Beyle read a newspaper account of the trial of a Young man charged with the attempted murder of a married woman. With this as inspiration, Beyle-under the pen name of Stendhal-set about writing what was to become one of the great psychological novels of all tune, The Red and the Black. Set in a small provincial French town, and in Paris, the book tells the story of Julien Sorel, a handsome and brilliant Young tutor who is both hero and villain. Considered one of literature's most complex characters, Sorel is cold, opportunistic, and uncompromising with others-including his influential mistress-as he seeks to fulfil his lust for power and wealth; yet he is hopelessly victimized by his own romantic so in and by the military and religious forces-the "Red" and the "Black"-that prevail in all of France. The Red and the Block is at once a brilliant portrait of French society alter the Revolution and a profound psychological study of a Young man's determined struggle to cope with the opposing and often uncontrollable drives within himself.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Random House Australia
• Date d'édition: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0451517938
• ISBN 13: 9780451517937
• Reliure: Poche
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 534
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible