Description
Set against the shifting politics of the July Monarchy, this novel follows Lucien Leuwen, a gifted young man whose idealism collides with the machinery of power. Expelled from the École Polytechnique on suspicion, Lucien is forced to navigate a France where ambition, loyalty, and personal conviction are constantly tested. As his career unfolds, the story becomes both a portrait of thwarted love and a sharp, disenchanted examination of social class, institutional hypocrisy, and the cost of believing in reform. Written in Stendhal’s incisive, psychologically alert style, it blends political observation with intimate emotional stakes, offering a clear-eyed view of what it means to remain human in a world determined to categorize you.
Available Editions
paperback
French & European Publications Inc
Published Jan 1, 1991
606 pages
ISBN: 9780785916451
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Details
First Published
1894
Language
fra
Translation
From: fra
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Lucien Leuwen by Stendhal.