Stendhal (1783-1842) - Pseudonym of Marie-Henri Beyle. One of the most original French writers of the first half of the 19th century, who played a major role in the development of the modern novel, best known for his masterpieces LE ROUGE ET LE NOIR (1830) and LA CHARTREUSE DE PARME (1839), chronicles of the intellectual and moral climate of France after Napoleon's defeat.

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