Pierre and Jean by Guy de Maupassant
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"Pierre and Jean" by Guy de Maupassant is a novel written between June and September 1887. When a family friend leaves his entire inheritance to Jean, his brother Pierre begins to suspect their mother's fidelity and Jean's legitimacy. Pierre's investigation uncovers a hidden portrait and love letters, confirming his darkest suspicions. As Jean's life flourishes with new wealth and prospects, Pierre's anguish grows, culminating in violent confrontations at family meals. The novel
explores themes of heredity, legitimacy, and the destructive power of truth within a bourgeois French family. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Maupassant, Guy de, 1850-1893 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Bell, Clara, 1834-1927 |
| Uniform Title | Pierre et Jean. English |
| Title | Pierre and Jean |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_and_Jean |
| Note | Translation of Pierre et Jean. |
| Credits | Dagny, John Bickers and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 78.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Inheritance and succession -- Fiction |
| Subject | France -- Social life and customs -- Fiction |
| Subject | Brothers -- Fiction |
| Subject | Normandy (France) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Sibling rivalry -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 3804 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-03804-9 |
| Release Date | Apr 13, 2006 |
| Last Update | Jun 5, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1202 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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