Pierre and Jean Guy de Maupassant’s shortest novel, often acclaimed as his greatest _ Originally published in 1888 _ Translated by Clara Bell _ Plus: Biography of G. de Maupassant and Note.

The setting for the novel is the scenery of de Maupassant’s childhood. _ Pierre and Jean, two brothers from the Roland family, return home between the end of their studies and the start of their professional career. The whole Roland family is gathered. That peace, however, is broken when younger brother John is left with a life-changing legacy of Maréchel, an old family friend, and Peter finds himself with nothing. Despite the happiness in the rest of the family, unanswered questions start gnawing at Pierre.

Wuilia Ebooks _ ISBN 978-2-38481-013-0 _ English Version _ ePub _ 46,134 words (2 hours 48 minutes) – 263 pages _ 18/05/2022.