An ordinary case from the criminal chronicle that forms the basis of the novel became, under the hand of a subtle psychologist and brilliant stylist of human nature, a drama of the highest intensity and, at the same time, a social study of society. Julien Sorel — an ambitious and capable young man — experienced both romantic infatuation and stormy passion, which he could not resist and for which he paid with his life.
The pinnacle of the writer's work. Stendhal's great novel is, above all, a monument to Feminine Love. 'Red' is love, 'black' is death. They never mix, but for some reason they always stand side by side. A truth that Stendhal once again confirmed.
