Souvenirs d'égotisme : autobiographie et lettres inédites publiées par Casimir Stryienski
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"Souvenirs d'égotisme" by Stendhal is an autobiographical work written in thirteen days in 1832. The unfinished memoir recounts the author's years in Paris and London from 1821 to 1830, following a painful departure from Italy and an unrequited love. With unflinching candor, Stendhal chronicles his literary struggles, social missteps, missed opportunities, and gradual recovery from heartbreak, while offering spirited portraits of notable contemporaries. The manuscript remained unpublished until 1892. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Novelists, French -- 19th century -- Biography Stendhal, 1783-1842