Project Gutenberg 2007-07-14 Public domain in the USA. 168 Maupassant, Guy de 1850 1893 De Maupassant, Guy The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume VIII. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume VIII" by Guy de Maupassant is a collection of stories, including the novel "Pierre et Jean," written in the late 19th century. This volume comprises a blend of psychological analysis and narrative fiction, typically exploring themes of family dynamics, jealousy, and social class. It follows the complex relationships between two brothers, Pierre and Jean Roland, whose lives are disrupted by the legacy left to the younger brother by a family friend, setting the stage for exploration of envy and familial bonds. The opening of "Pierre et Jean" introduces the reader to the Roland family, highlighting a fishing trip that involves the two brothers, their parents, and a guest, Madame Rosémilly. As the father, old Roland, bemoans their lack of fish, the dynamics between the family members unfold, revealing underlying tensions and rivalries, particularly between Pierre and Jean. The two brothers, albeit fond of one another, are subtly aware of their rivalry, especially regarding their mother's affections and potential romantic interests. The narrative swiftly shifts to the news of Jean's inheritance from their late family friend, prompting feelings of jealousy in Pierre, who wrestles with his emotions and the societal implications of the inheritance, setting up the psychological conflict that is central to the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories, French -- Translations into English French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 647408 647412 2024-09-09T12:27:55.721717 2023-09-10T05:19:32.711475 text/html text/html 657332 2009-01-18T13:07:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 266257 2009-01-18T13:08:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 357911 2024-09-09T12:28:06.727694 application/epub+zip 365229 2024-09-09T12:27:58.074737 application/epub+zip 331940 2024-09-09T12:27:56.732745 application/epub+zip 652053 2024-09-09T12:28:12.839687 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 596007 2024-09-09T12:28:05.557762 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 564487 2022-09-10T10:56:11.553909 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 593447 593333 2024-09-09T12:27:53.480753 2023-09-10T05:19:30.743440 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 593191 2009-01-18T13:07:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 229452 2009-01-28T10:19:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 593181 2009-01-18T13:07:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 229360 2009-01-28T10:19:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 13333822 2009-01-28T10:19:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 21592 2024-09-09T12:28:12.984663 application/rdf+xml 16538 2024-09-09T12:27:57.127778 image/jpeg 3636 2024-09-09T12:27:56.924715 image/jpeg 332203 2024-09-09T12:27:55.802740 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia