The Red and the Black

French novel by Stendhal (1830)
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The Red and the Black
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The Red and the Black

Summary

The Red and the Black is a literary work[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Red and the Black authored Stendhal[3].
  • The Red and the Black's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Red and the Black is associated with the Romanticism movement[5].
  • The Red and the Black is associated with the literary realism movement[6].
  • The Red and the Black's genre is bildungsroman[7].
  • The Red and the Black's genre is historical fiction[8].
  • The Red and the Black's genre is psychological fiction[9].
  • The Red and the Black's Commons category is recorded as The Red and the Black[10].
  • The Red and the Black's language of work or name is recorded as French[11].
  • The Red and the Black's country of origin is recorded as France[12].
  • The Red and the Black was published on November 1830[13].
  • The Red and the Black's characters is recorded as Julien Sorel[14].
  • The Red and the Black's has edition or translation is recorded as Il rosso e il nero[15].
  • The Red and the Black's has edition or translation is recorded as Czerwone i czarne[16].
  • The Red and the Black's has edition or translation is recorded as Le Rouge et le Noir[17].
  • The Red and the Black's has edition or translation is recorded as The Red and the Black[18].
  • The Red and the Black's has edition or translation is recorded as Q122615998[19].
  • The Red and the Black's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138507438[20].
  • The Red and the Black's narrative location is recorded as Paris[21].
  • The Red and the Black's narrative location is recorded as Franche-Comté[22].
  • The Red and the Black's narrative location is recorded as Besançon[23].
  • The Red and the Black's narrative location is recorded as Verrières[24].
  • The Red and the Black's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Red and the Black[25].
  • The Red and the Black's main subject is careerism[26].
  • The Red and the Black's main subject is Bourbon Restoration in France[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Red and the Black authored Stendhal[3].

Publication

The Red and the Black was published on November 1830[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as French[11]. Genres include bildungsroman[7], historical fiction[8], and psychological fiction[9].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include careerism[26], Bourbon Restoration in France[27], hypocrisy[28], and love[29]. Movements include Romanticism[5] and literary realism[6].

Why It Matters

The Red and the Black has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:The Red and the Black
    Main subject careerism, Bourbon Restoration in France, hypocrisy +1
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    Genre bildungsroman, historical fiction, psychological fiction
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