Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 87 Maupassant, Guy de 1850 1893 De Maupassant, Guy Pierre et Jean Reading ease score: 78.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Miranda van de Heijning, Renald Levesque and PG Distributed Proofreaders. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliotheque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr. "Pierre et Jean" by Guy de Maupassant is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story explores familial relationships and the complexities of human emotions, centering around two brothers, Pierre and Jean Roland, and their interactions in the wake of an unexpected inheritance. The narrative delves into themes of jealousy, rivalry, and the psychological underpinnings of relationships. At the start of the novel, the Roland family is depicted during a fishing outing, where tensions between the two brothers become apparent. The father, Roland, engages in a typical familial banter, indicating a close yet competitive bond among them. As the family enjoys their time on the boat, a new dynamic is introduced with the presence of Jean's love interest, Madame Rosémilly, which heightens the underlying rivalry between the brothers, especially as both vie for her attention. The chapter sets the stage for a poignant exploration of personal aspirations, sibling rivalry, and the ramifications of unexpectedly acquired wealth, hinting at future developments that will test the family's unity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Inheritance and succession -- Fiction France -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Brothers -- Fiction Normandy (France) -- Fiction Sibling rivalry -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 333616 332968 2024-10-05T08:17:08.910874 2023-10-05T08:20:43.955799 text/html text/html 325616 2013-05-27T11:39:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 121400 2013-05-27T11:40:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 184701 2024-10-05T08:17:16.631851 application/epub+zip 189554 2024-10-05T08:17:11.512862 application/epub+zip 189553 2024-10-05T08:17:09.752890 application/epub+zip 334137 2024-10-05T08:17:20.221845 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320647 2024-10-05T08:17:15.675875 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 289369 2022-09-05T11:49:29.994555 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313056 312820 2024-10-05T08:17:07.599870 2023-10-05T08:20:43.035784 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 307267 2013-05-27T11:37:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 117715 2013-05-27T11:40:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 307258 2013-05-27T11:36:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 115667 2013-05-27T11:40:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23076 2024-10-05T08:17:20.910811 application/rdf+xml 10816 2024-10-05T08:17:10.734857 image/jpeg 2801 2024-10-05T08:17:10.222849 image/jpeg 180985 2024-10-05T08:17:08.943891 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia