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THE CHARTERHOUSE OF PARMA
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| By: |
Stendhal, Richard Howard (Trans) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£7.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0330483978 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780330483971 |
| Publisher: |
PAN MACMILLAN |
| Pub. date: |
21 June, 2002 |
| Pages: |
512 |
| Translated from: |
French |
| Description: |
This rendition of Stendhal's tale of adventure and court intrigue in early 19th-century Italy, reveals the Duchess of Sanseverina and her lover plotting to further the career of her nephew Fabrisio del Dongo, an ardent young aristocrat who joins Napoleon's army just before the Battle of Waterloo. |
| Synopsis: |
Balzac considered it the most important French novel of his time. Gide later deemed it the greatest of all French novels, and Henry James judged it to be a masterpiece. Now, in a major literary event, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and distinguished translator Richard Howard presents a new rendition of Stendhal's epic tale of romance, adventure and court intrigue set in early nineteenth-century Italy. The Charterhouse of Parma chronicles the exploits of Fabrizio del Dongo, an ardent young aristocrat who joins Napoleon's army just before the Battle of Waterloo. Yet perhaps the novel's most unforgettable characters are the hero's beautiful aunt, the alluring Duchess of Sanseverina, and her lover, Count Mosca, who plot to further Fabrizio's political career at the treacherous court of Parma. A sweeping story that illuminates an entire epoch of European history. |
| Illustrations: |
5 b&w illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Picador |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |