«- Je vous parlerai comme à moi-même, dit Octave avec impétuosité.
This edition also contains a chronology, further reading and an appendix on Stendhal's use of epigraphs. Stendhal (1783-1842) was the pseudonym of Henri Marie Beyle, born and raised in Grenoble.
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En 1838, emporté par sa passion pour l'Italie, sa patrie de coeur, terre de liberté et d'héroïsme, Stendhal dicte La Chartreuse de Parme en 52 jours.
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