{"product_id":"the-red-and-the-black-9780812972078","title":"The Red and the Black","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Major New Translation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Red and the Black\u003c\/b\u003e, Stendhal's masterpiece, is the story of Julien Sorel, a young dreamer from the provinces, fueled by Napoleonic ideals, whose desire to make his fortune sets in motion events both mesmerizing and tragic. Sorel's quest to find himself, and the doomed love he encounters along the way, are delineated with an unprecedented psychological depth and realism. At the same time, Stendhal weaves together the social life and fraught political intrigues of post-Napoleonic France, bringing that world to unforgettable, full-color life. His portrait of Julien and early-nineteenth-century France remains an unsurpassed creation, one that brilliantly anticipates modern literature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNeglected during its time, \u003cb\u003eThe Red and the Black\u003c\/b\u003e has assumed its rightful place as one of the world's great books, and Burton Raffel's extraordinary new translation, coupled with an enlightening Introduction by Diane Johnson, helps it shine more brightly than ever before.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTENDHAL\u003c\/b\u003e(Marie-Henri Beyle) was born in Grenoble in 1783. He served in Napoleon's cavalry and thereafter lived in Italy and Paris, where he wrote many books, including\u003cb\u003e On Love, \u003c\/b\u003e the autobiographical \u003cb\u003eLife of Henri Brulard\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Charterhouse of Parma\u003c\/b\u003e (which he wrote in fifty-two days), and \u003cb\u003eThe Red and the Black\u003c\/b\u003e. He died in 1842. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBURTON RAFFEL \u003c\/b\u003eis a distinguished professor of humanities at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. His many translations include Rabelais's \u003cb\u003eGargantua and Pantagruel, \u003c\/b\u003e winner of the 1991 French-American Foundation Translation Prize, Chr?tien de Troyes's \u003cb\u003eArthurian Romances\u003c\/b\u003e, Cervantes's \u003cb\u003eDon Quijote, and Balzac's P?re Goriot\u003c\/b\u003e. His translation of \u003cb\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/b\u003e has sold more than a million copies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDIANE JOHNSON \u003c\/b\u003eIs the author of ten novels--most recently\u003cb\u003e Le Mariage and Le Divorce\u003c\/b\u003e--two books of essays, two biographies, and the screenplay for Stanley Kubrick's classic film \u003ci\u003eThe Shining\u003c\/i\u003e. She has been a finalist four times for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Modern Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50461285646610,"sku":"9780812972078","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f4fee577-fae4-47f3-ad3b-446eaad071d2.jpg?v=1737123412","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-red-and-the-black-9780812972078","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}