«The Black Tulip» in French with a Parallel Translation
Original title:
La tulipe noire
Language:
French
Difficulty:
C1
Year:
1850
Number of pages:
198
The novel is set in Holland in 1672. Young Cornelius Van Baerle discovered the secret of growing a black tulip, he even was going to get a prize as the first person managed to grow a black flower. But Cornelius has an envious neighbor, and this man turns out to be a dangerous enemy given the tense political climate of the time.
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