The Charterhouse of Parma

Name: The Charterhouse of Parma
Brand: Penguin Classics
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Jacket Description/Back: The Charterhouse of Parma (1839) is a compelling novel of passion and daring, of prisons and heroic escape, of political chicanery and sublime personal courage. Set at the...

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The Charterhouse of Parma (1839) is a compelling novel of passion and daring, of prisons and heroic escape, of political chicanery and sublime personal courage. Set at the beginning of the nineteenth century, amidst the golden landscapes of northern Italy, it traces the joyous but ill-starred amorous exploits of a handsome young aristocrat called Fabrice del Dongo, and of his incomparable aunt Gina, her suitor Prime Minister Mosca, and Clelia, a heroine of ethereal beauty and earthly passion. The great achievement of The Charterhouse of Parma is to conjure up the excitement and romance of youth while never losing sight of the harsh realities which beset the pursuit of happiness, nor the humour and patient irony with which these must be viewed. This new translation captures Stendhal's narrative verve, while the Introduction explores the novel's reception and the reasons for its enduring popularity and power.

Biographical Note:
Henri Marie Beyle (1783-1842) had a post in the Ministry of War and followed Napoleon's campaigns before retiring to Italy. Here, as "Stendhal," he began writing on art, music and travel. He later wrote novels, literary criticism, and various biographical and autobiographical works.

John Sturrock is Consulting Editor for the London Review of Books, a literary critic, travel writer, and translator. His translations for Penguin include novels by Stendhal and Hugo, one volume of the new Proust translation, Sodom and Gomorrah, and most recently (with Jeremy Harding) a volume of Rimbaud's poems and letters.

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"An epic tale of war, love, sex, politics, and religion . . . An action-packed narrative." -- The New Yorker

"The novel that Machiavelli would write if he were living banished from Italy in the 19th century . . . [Stendhal] lay[s] out in meticulous detail thousands of rules and stratagems that anxious insiders in any princely court could adopt to preserve their status, their livelihoods and their freedom--or try to, at least. . . . Stendhal's pointers might prove invaluable to any of today's grandees, or aspirants to the role. . . . With his imagination, [he has] evened Machiavelli's odds for those caught up in the game." -- The New York Times

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