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The Charterhouse of Parma
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Classic FictionHistorical FictionLiterary Fiction
ISBN13: 9781025547640
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 728
Weight: 2.21
Height: 1.45 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
The Charterhouse of Parma is a masterpiece of 19th-century literature that chronicles the life and tribulations of Fabrice del Dongo, a young Italian nobleman caught in the sweeping political and military tides of the Napoleonic era. The narrative begins with Fabrice's idealistic journey to join Napoleon's army at the Battle of Waterloo, a sequence celebrated for its gritty, unromanticized depiction of warfare. Following the emperor's defeat, the story shifts to the small, autocratic court of Parma, where Fabrice becomes a central figure in a complex web of romance and political maneuvering.
Through the eyes of Fabrice, his formidable aunt Gina Pietranera, and the shrewd Prime Minister Count Mosca, Marie-Henri Beyle-writing under the pseudonym Stendhal-crafts a brilliant satire of power and societal ambition. The novel explores themes of love, honor, and the struggle for personal happiness against the rigid constraints of a reactionary regime. Renowned for its psychological depth and rapid-fire pacing, The Charterhouse of Parma stands as a foundational work of realism, offering a vivid portrait of post-Napoleonic Italy and the enduring complexities of the human heart.
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