Pierre et Jean

By Guy de Maupassant

Subjects: Translations into English, Fiction, general, Brothers and sisters, fiction, Sibling rivalry, Translated into English, French language, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Language and languages, study and teaching, Examinations, questions, Fiction, Social life and customs, History and criticism, French literature, Study and teaching (Higher), France, fiction

Description: Pierre et Jean is a naturalist or psycho-realist work written by Guy de Maupassant in Étretat in his native Normandy between June and September 1887 . This was Maupassant’s shortest novel. It appeared in three instalments in the Nouvelle Revue and then in volume form in 1888, together with the essay “Le Roman”. Pierre et Jean is a realist work, notably so by the subjects on which it treats, including knowledge of one's heredity (whether one is a legitimate son or a bastard), the bourgeoisie, and the problems stemming from money.