~ 1783 - 1842
Stendhal was the pen name of Marie-Henri Beyle, a French writer born on January 23, 1783. He is best known for his novels "The Red and the Black" and "The Charterhouse of Parma," which explore themes of love, ambition, and social class in post-Napoleonic France. Stendhal is considered a precursor to psychological realism in literature and has had a lasting influence on writers and critics.