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by Franz Kafka

THE TRIALTranslation Copyright (C) By David WyllieFranz Kafka

by Stendhal

Le Rouge et le Noir, The Red and the Black is 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.