Red And The Black

Author: Stendhal; Burton Raffel (Translator); Diane Johnson (Introduction by)

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  • : $26.95 AUD
  • : 9780812972078
  • : Random House Publishing Group
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  • : 0.494416
  • : September 2004
  • : 202mm X 134mm X 30mm
  • : United States
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  • : Stendhal; Burton Raffel (Translator); Diane Johnson (Introduction by)
  • : Modern Library Classics Ser.
  • : Paperback
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  • : English
  • : 843.71
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Barcode 9780812972078
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Description

The Red and the Black, Stendhal's masterpiece, is the story of Julien Sorel, a young dreamer from the provinces, fueled by Napoleonic ideals, whose desire to make his fortune sets in motion events both mesmerizing and tragic. Sorel's quest to find himself, and the doomed love he encounters along the way, are delineated with an unprecedented psychological depth and realism. At the same time, Stendhal weaves together the social life and fraught political intrigues...We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

Reviews

"ÝBurton Raffel's exciting new translation of The Red and the Black blasts Stendhal into the twenty-first century."
--Salon.com