Pierre and Jean
The fraternal love that Pierre Roland feels for his younger brother, Jean, has always been tinged with jealousy. But when a lawyer arrives at the house of their parents, to declare that an old family friend has bequeathed his entire fortune to Jean, this envy rapidly becomes an all-consuming...
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The fraternal love that Pierre Roland feels for his younger brother, Jean, has always been tinged with jealousy. But when a lawyer arrives at the house of their parents, to declare that an old family friend has bequeathed his entire fortune to Jean, this envy rapidly becomes an all-consuming force. Despising himself for the hate that he feels, Pierre roams the seaport of L
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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Pages no: 176
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Classics,
Novels,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Read For School,
19th Century,
Roman,
France,
French Literature,
High School
Nel 1887 Maupassant inizia a scrivere Pierre e Jean, che realizzerà in soli due mesi, cogliendo spunto da un reale accadimento. Un amico ha ricevuto in eredità una somma notevole da un frequentatore della di lui famiglia. Pare che il padre di quest’amico fosse vecchio e sua madre giovane e bella. No...
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Nutty NUUT readTranslator: Clara BellOpening: "Tschah!" exclaimed old Roland suddenly, after he had remained motionless for a quarter of an hour, his eyes fixed on the water, while now and again he very slightly lifted his line sunk in the sea.Mme. Roland, dozing in the stern by the side of Mme. Ro...
[Fresh from his triumphs in Bel-Ami, ROBERT PATTINSON will shortly be appearing in Pierre et Jean, directed by A FAMOUS FRENCH DIRECTOR. The following outtake has turned up on YouTube]FRENCH DIRECTOR: Vous vous souvenez peut-être, j'ai dit que tout le monde doit lire le roman. Monsieur Pattinson, no...
IntroductionPreface: The Novel--Pierre and Jean
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