The Red and the Black, Volume II

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Red and the Black, Volume II by Stendhal. Translated by Horace B. Samuel. Read in English by meridiculous; madcappe; Chiquito Crasto; Leni; Lynne Thompson; Malone; Nadine Eckert-Boulet; Rapunzelina; rookieblue Stendhal - a German pen-name for a French writer who hated the English. Contemporary to some of the great names of French literature like Balzac and Flaubert, Stendhal is quite often considered a writer that doesn't seem to fit a defined genre. Some say he's a Romantic, others that he's a Modernist and that Le Rouge et Le Noir is the first modern novel. On one point they are all agreed: the novel is a masterpiece that shows a young theology student - Julien Sorel - intelligent, handsome and who is determined to rise above his humble peasant origins. Stendhal presents the reader with a satirical plot that will involve you in passions, intrigues, last-minute reversals and, mostly, the hypocrisy by which society operates. (Summary by sailormoon) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio bo…

Directors & creators

Stendhal

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;satire; intrigue; French literature; social issues

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