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The Charterhouse of Parma
Hardcover
Classic FictionHistorical FictionLiterary Fiction
ISBN13: 9781025545103
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 724
Weight: 2.60
Height: 1.50 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
The Charterhouse of Parma is a crowning achievement of nineteenth-century literature, offering a sweeping narrative of passion, power, and political intrigue. Set against the turbulent backdrop of the Napoleonic era and the subsequent Restoration, the novel follows the adventures of Fabrizio del Dongo, a young Italian aristocrat whose idealistic fervor leads him from the chaos of the Battle of Waterloo to the complex social machinations of the court of Parma.
As Fabrizio navigates a world defined by shifting loyalties and rigid hierarchies, he finds himself ensnared in the schemes of his aunt, the beautiful Duchess Sanseverina, and the formidable Count Mosca. This volume continues the gripping saga of Fabrizio's quest for love and meaning in a landscape where every gesture carries weight and every alliance is fraught with danger. Renowned for its psychological depth and sharp-witted critique of aristocratic society, the work is a masterpiece of realism. The Charterhouse of Parma remains a timeless exploration of the conflict between individual desire and the constraints of a decaying social order, presented through some of the most vivid characterizations in the Western canon.
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