The Charterhouse of Parma

Original title: La Chartreuse de Parme (Français)

Stendhal

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Fabrice del Dongo passes through Waterloo, the court of Parma and prison, and Stendhal turns political intrigue into one of the century's fastest narratives.

About the author

Henri Beyle, known as Stendhal (1783–1842), wrote ambition and love as one takes apart a precision mechanism.

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