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Pierre and Jean

Pierre and Jean

by Maupassant, Guy de, 1850-1893

BookID: 3804

Language:English

Translator:Bell, Clara, 1834-1927

Uniform Title:Pierre et Jean. English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 78.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Inheritance and succession -- FictionFrance -- Social life and customs -- FictionBrothers -- FictionNormandy (France) -- Fiction

Description

"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.)

Class:PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

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