Reviews of book: La Chartreuse de Parme (Les grands classiques Culture commune) (French Edition)

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by Stendhal

A bookworm in the library rated it

10 years ago

text The Charterhouse of Parma

Io personalmente amo i libri ottocenteschi, con le lunghe descrizioni, le intrusioni dell'autore e quel sapore di antico che portano con sé. In questo caso poi possiamo dare uno sguardo alla vita di corte in Italia vista da un francese e al nostro modo di fare - che oggi rimane ancora abbastanza sim...

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UNICORN PORN FOR ALL rated it

12 years ago

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I haven't read any Stendahl and this sounds like fun. I don't have an opinion about this translation.

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What I'm reading rated it

12 years ago

text The Charterhouse of Parma (Penguin Classics)

I loved this one so much more than The Red and The Black. This is my favourite book of Stendhal. I love the action, the romance, it's in Italy. I really should reread that one.

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Randolph "Dilda" Carter rated it

12 years ago

text The Charterhouse of Parma (Modern Library)

I hated this so called classic novel. It was pointless and digressive and at least this translation (or the original words) were tiresome.

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