The Red and the Black - Stendhal
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In the novel *The Red and the Black*The protagonist, Julien, is a handsome young man who also wants to change his destiny. He puts in immense effort to achieve a social breakthrough, to rise above his station. But once he succeeds, he can never return to a normal life again. He finds himself unable to accept a life of mediocrity, and this struggle ultimately costs him his life.
Born in 1783 in Grenoble, France, Stendhal grew up during the French bourgeois revolution and was particularly fascinated by Napoleon. In 1817, he published his debut work, *History of Italian Painting*, and set out to be an “observer of the human soul.” Known for his precise psychological analysis and concise writing style, he has been hailed as the “father of the modern novel.”
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