Stendhal - a German pen-name for a French writer who hated the English. Contemporary to some of the great names of French literature like Balzac and Flaubert, Stendhal is quite often considered a writer that doesn't seem to fit a defined genre. Some say he's a Romantic, others that he's a Modernist and that Le Rouge et Le Noir is the first modern novel. On one point they are all agreed: the novel is a masterpiece that shows a young theology student - Julien Sorel - intelligent, handsome and who is determined to rise above his humble peasant origins. Stendhal presents the reader with a satirical plot that will involve you in passions, intrigues, last-minute reversals and, mostly, the hypocrisy by which society operates. (Summary by sailormoon)
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The MW is ready for claims. I'm not sure I did the right thing with numbering the sections. Section 1 is chapter 31, but maybe I should have started at 01.
The last 4 chapters were given no title by the author and are just commonly known by their number - just in case anyone thought that strange
Sandra
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
Albert Einstein
I think it would be easier if we had the section number starting at 01 and not with the chapter number. Something like: "01- Pleasures of the country". The section is 01, while the chapter is 31, but we could add that to the intro as well. So it would run:
"Section 01 of The Red and the Black, volume II. - This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org. Recording by [your name]. The Red and the Black, volume II, by Stendhal . Translated by Horace B. Samuel Chapter 31. Pleasures of the country."
Hi!
Can I claim 42, which has bits of French in it?
Now why is it my French translation projects are dragging on and on and the first volume of this one went so fast?
neckertb wrote:Hi!
Can I claim 42, which has bits of French in it?
Now why is it my French translation projects are dragging on and on and the first volume of this one went so fast?
Hi, Nadine,
Thanks for volunteering for that one in particular . I hope you enjoy it. As for the rest I was surprised myself - just pure luck I guess
Sandra
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
Albert Einstein