France

The Red and the Black

by Victor Hugo

Summary

Ambitious young Julien Sorel, the son of a carpenter in Restoration France, rises through society by means of his intelligence and hypocrisy, only to destroy himself through passion. One of the first great psychological novels.

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Victor Hugo

French poet, novelist, and dramatist (1802–1885) and one of the most important figures in French Romanticism. A committed political activist, he spent nineteen years in exile for opposing Napoleon III.

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Published
1830
Author
Victor Hugo