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Stendhal's most famous and significant work is a novel that reflects 19th-century France like a mirror: the glitter of Paris, conspiracies and intrigues, the opportunity to rise from the very bottom and the fate of dying on the chopping block. This is a story about love and pride, about the path to the top and the fall, which is relevant even in our time.
Julien Sorel was born in the provincial town of Verrieres, but he always dreamed of the honors and glory of Napoleon. His intelligence and ambition allowed him to get a job as a tutor in the rich house of the city's mayor, Monsieur de Renal, but his beauty played a cruel joke on him: the mistress of the house fell in love with him, and Julien reciprocated her feelings.
Escaping from bad rumors, the young man leaves for Paris, where, through patronage, he is taken as a secretary in the even richer house of de La Mole. And again, a fatal passion destroys everything: this time, love flares up between him and the Marquis's daughter: the beautiful and spoiled Matilda. After a short time, Julien's first lover, Madame de Renal, finds out about this...
This is an important work for those who are interested in history, want to better understand the past and the people who lived then (and themselves at the same time), and simply love smart, profound books.
Julien Sorel was born in the provincial town of Verrieres, but he always dreamed of the honors and glory of Napoleon. His intelligence and ambition allowed him to get a job as a tutor in the rich house of the city's mayor, Monsieur de Renal, but his beauty played a cruel joke on him: the mistress of the house fell in love with him, and Julien reciprocated her feelings.
Escaping from bad rumors, the young man leaves for Paris, where, through patronage, he is taken as a secretary in the even richer house of de La Mole. And again, a fatal passion destroys everything: this time, love flares up between him and the Marquis's daughter: the beautiful and spoiled Matilda. After a short time, Julien's first lover, Madame de Renal, finds out about this...
This is an important work for those who are interested in history, want to better understand the past and the people who lived then (and themselves at the same time), and simply love smart, profound books.
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