Lucien Leuwen

Name: Lucien Leuwen
Author: Stendhal

by Stendhal

Incomplete novel about naive young man seeking success through romantic pursuit

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Stendhal

French author whose psychological novels pioneered the modern form of realistic fiction. The Red and the Black and The Charterhouse of Parma are celebrated for their incisive analysis of ambition, love, and social climbing.

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