Author of "Le Rouge et le Noir" (8)
I believe the answer is:
stendhal
'author of le rouge et le noir' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for stendhal that I've seen before include "Le rouge et le Noir author" , "Writer" , "French novelist (The Charterhouse of Parma)" , "French author (The Charterhouse of Parma)" .)