Red and Black, or Lucien Leuwen

Marie-Henri Beyle, known to the world by the pseudonym Stendhal, is one of the most popular French writers and the founder of the psychological novel. The books "The Red and the Black" and "The Charterhouse of Parma" earned him an... honorable place in the pantheon of European literature classics. Among the most significant works of Stendhal, the third, unfinished, yet equally famous novel "Red and Black" (another title variant - "Lucien Leuwen", after the main character) must also be included. Much connects Lucien Leuwen with the hero of the novel "The Red and the Black" Julien Sorel. He is equally noble, intelligent, ready for great deeds, passionate at heart, and fervently dreams of happiness. Lucien is the son of a powerful and influential banker, and it seems that he is destined for a happy, easy life. However, tragic love, political intrigues, and the schemes of envious rivals force Lucien to fight for his happiness, using any means…