The Red and the Black

I was taking the train from Geneva to Grenoble, one of the most beautiful routes in the world, and I was reading Le Rouge et le Noir for the second time. I hadn't picked the book because I was visiting Grenoble, it just worked out that way. I was alone in the compartment; it was one of those old-fas......more

Umberto Eco a spus că rezumatul cel mai scurt și mai exact al romanului lui Stendhal ar fi următorul: „Napoleon a murit la 5 mai 1821”. Altfel spus, destinul lui nu mai poate fi repetat de nimeni. Julien Sorel ar ilustra fără greș acest adevăr. Stendhal nu și-a făcut iluzii cu privire la apariția că......more

Sufrir nunca es una buena decisión. Si un libro te molesta, te aburre o no te produce buenos sentimientos, aléjalo de ti. En realidad 2,5 Cuando pienso en las historias y aventuras que he vivido gracias a los libros, me siento muy orgulloso de dedicar diariamente por lo menos un pequeño espacio de mi......more

Most people have heard of it and a lot probably have it on the shelves as part of the classics collection. Waste time no more! This is one of the rare books where the genius of the writer is tangible. It is not only exceptionally accurate and well-observed in psychological element, but an invaluable......more