by Stendhal · LaBreu Edicions · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788412829136
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In 'Records d'egotisme', Stendhal offers an unfinished and deeply personal chronicle of his life after leaving Milan in 1821. Through a caustic and reflective gaze, the author narrates his readaptation to Restoration-era Paris, exploring his attempts to find his place as an artist and lover, while analyzing his own nature and conception of art. This work, written with the maturity of someone seeking to understand themselves rather than show off, captures memorable scenes and lucid introspection on the intellectual and social life of the time. It is an essential document for understanding the evolution of Henri Beyle into the literary genius known as Stendhal.
Marie-Henri Beyle, better known by his pen name Stendhal, was a French writer. Best known for the novels Le Rouge et le Noir and La Chartreuse de Parme, he is highly regarded for the acute analysis of his characters' psychology and considered one of the early and foremost practitioners of realism. A self-proclaimed egotist, the neologism for the same characteristic in his characters was "Beylism".
