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The Red and the Black

Stendhal

560 pages

About this book

The story of an ambitious youth without birth or fortune in France in the 19th century.

Themes
Dark & BroodingThought-ProvokingWho Am I?Slow BurnSocial climbing against oddsAuthenticity versus performanceAmbition as self-destructionClass as an invisible wall
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