Stendhal

Stendhal was a French writer of the early 19th century. His most famous works are the novels The Red and the Black, published in 1830, and The Charterhouse of Parma, published in 1839.

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• Lifetime: 23 January 1783 • 23 March 1842
• Main genre: Contemporary fiction (at the time of publication)
• Literary movement: From Romanticism to the beginning of Realism
• Mid-2026 popularity rank: --

"There are as many styles of beauty as there are visions of happiness."