{"product_id":"the-red-and-the-black-paperback-1","title":"The Red and the Black - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eIs a historical psychological novel in two volumes by Stendhal, published in 1830. It chronicles the attempts of a provincial young man to rise socially beyond his modest upbringing through a combination of talent, hard work, deception, and hypocrisy. He ultimately allows his passions to betray him. The novel's full title, Le Rouge et le Noir: Chronique du XIXe siècle (The Red and the Black: A Chronicle of the 19th Century), indicates its two-fold literary purpose as both a psychological portrait of the romantic protagonist, Julien Sorel, and an analytic, sociological satire of the French social order under the Bourbon Restoration (1814-30). In English, Le Rouge et le Noir is variously translated as Red and Black, Scarlet and Black, and The Red and the Black, without the sub-title. The title refers to the tension between the clerical (black) and secular (red) interests of the protagonist, which is a matter of some debate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67592239743199,"sku":"9781542981972","price":13.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/E5SI9KwEZK9781542981972.webp?v=1790455855","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/the-red-and-the-black-paperback-1","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}