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The Charterhouse of Parma (French: La Chartreuse de Parme) is a novel by French writer Stendhal, published in 1839. Telling the story of an Italian nobleman in the Napoleonic era and later, it was admired by Balzac, Tolstoy, André Gide, Lampedusa, Henry James, and Ernest Hemingway.
- Stendhal
- France
- 1839
- La Chartreuse de Parme
Mar 23, 2011 · The Charterhouse of Parma, novel by Stendhal, published in French as La Chartreuse de Parme in 1839. It is generally considered one of Stendhal’s masterpieces, second only to The Red and the Black, and is remarkable for its highly sophisticated rendering of human psychology and its subtly drawn.
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18,251 ratings918 reviews. Richard Howard's exuberant and definitive rendition of Stendhal's stirring tale has brought about the rediscovery of this classic by modern readers. Stendhal narrates a young aristocrat's adventures in Napoleon's army and in the court of Parma, illuminating in the process the whole cloth of European history.
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A comprehensive guide to Stendhal's novel about an Italian nobleman's adventures in the Napoleonic and Restoration eras. Learn about the plot, themes, characters, and historical context of this classic work of realism and psychological depth.
A French film adaptation of Stendhal's novel about a young archbishop's love affairs and prison escape. Starring Gerard Philipe, Maria Casarès, Renée Faure and Lucien Coëdel, directed by Christian-Jaque.
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- Drama, Romance
- Christian-Jaque
- 1948-02-21
Sep 25, 2021 · 66374. Release Date. Sep 25, 2021. Copyright Status. Public domain in the USA. Downloads. 122 downloads in the last 30 days. Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
The Charterhouse of Parma (1839) is a compelling novel of passion and daring, of prisons and heroic escape, of political chicanery and sublime personal courage.
