Pierre and Jean - Couverture souple

De Maupassant, Guy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1617207268 ISBN 13 : 9781617207266

Editeur : SMK Books, 2012

Synopsis

Pierre and Jean are the sons of Gérôme Roland, a jeweller who has retired to Le Havre, and his wife Louise. Pierre works as a doctor, and Jean is a lawyer. It recounts the story of a middle-class French family whose lives are changed when Léon Maréchal, a deceased family friend, leaves his inheritance to Jean. This provokes Pierre to doubt the fidelity of his mother and the legitimacy of his brother. In his anguish, most notably shown during family meals, he tortures her with allusions to the past that he has now uncovered

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À propos de l'auteur

Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) was a major figure in nineteenth-century French literature and one of the leading writers of literary realism and naturalism. A protégé of Gustave Flaubert, Maupassant became widely known for his precise prose, psychological insight, and mastery of both the short story and the novel. His work frequently explores themes of human desire, social ambition, class tension, and the hidden motives beneath ordinary life.Maupassant is best remembered for classic works such as Boule de Suif, Bel-Ami, and his extensive body of short stories, which remain staples of world literature and are frequently studied in schools and universities. His fiction is noted for its clarity, economy of style, and sharp observation of human behavior, making him one of the most accessible and enduring authors of French realism.Today, Maupassant's works continue to be widely read in translation, valued for their narrative efficiency, psychological depth, and lasting influence on modern short fiction and European literature.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SMK Books
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1617207268
• ISBN 13: 9781617207266
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 114
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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