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{{quote|''“La vérité, l’âpre vérité”''|'''Danton''' ''<ref>“The truth, the harsh truth”</ref>'' <ref>He never said that.</ref>}}
 
''[[The Red and theThe Black]]'' is a famous novel of the French author [[Stendhal]], dealing with the society of France in the 19th century.
 
Julien Sorel is a young dreamer, preferring to read his books and daydream about Napoleon than to do something useful for his family. He becomes an acolyte and then obtains a job as a tutor in the prestigious house of Monsieur de Rênal, mayor of Verrières. However, he pays less attention to [[The Bible]] than to the mayor’s wife.
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Of course, [[It Got Worse|things go downhill from there]].
 
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=== This book has examples of: ===
* [[Altum Videtur]]: Julien can impress people citing memorized passages of the Bible in Latin. He pays little attention to the holy book beyond that.
* [[Anti-Hero]]/[[Villain Protagonist]]: Julien.
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[[Category:Nineteenth Century Literature]]
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