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"The quick pace of the narrative and the vividness of the characters are balanced throughout by a cooly sardonic assessment of human nature and, in particular, of politics....But the appeal of CHARTERHOUSE is more than jut a matter of its urgent, even impatient style...; it lies, too, in its vibrant characters, who are prey to unruly emotions that will be familiar to contemporary readers.Stendhal is the author of 'Charterhouse of Parma', published 2000 under ISBN 9780679783183 and ISBN 0679783180.
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