Pink and the Green; Followed By, Mina de Vanghel

Product Description Background information accompanies the texts of Stendahl's unfinished novel and the short story that inspired it From Library Journal Only two of Stendhal's novels appeared in his lifetime: Le Rouge et le Noir and La Chartreuse de Parme. The two works in this volume The Pink & the Green (written in 1837 and left unfinished) and Mina de Vanghel (written in 1830 and later published in La Revue des Deux Mondes )can be regarded as literary sketches with essentially the same theme: a young Prussian heiress fears that only her fortune attracts prospective husbands, and, as with all Stendhal's heroes and heroines, yearns for true, passionate love. Her illusion that Paris holds the key to her dream is shattered by harsh reality. In both works Stendhal's characteristic personal style quickly draws in the reader; an expert translation retains the ambience of the original. With a helpful introduction and afterword. Danielle Mihram, New York Univ. Lib. Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. From the Back Cover Among the tantilizingly unfinished works of the great French writer Stendhal are the opening chapters of 'The Pink & The Green', which tell of the obsessions of Mina Wanghen, a young, intelligent Prussian heiress from Konigsberg. Enamoured of everything French and determined not to be forced into marriage with any one of her countless German suitors, she decamps to Paris, where her illusions meet with Gallic realities.