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Name: Pierre et Jean
Author: Guy de Maupassant

Written in Étretat, Normandy between June and September 1887, *Pierre et Jean* is Maupassant’s shortest novel. It first appeared in three instalments in the *Nouvelle Revue* before being published in volume form in 1888 along with his essay "Le Roman." The work is a naturalist, psycho-realist study of a family’s moral tensions, focusing on themes such as heredity, legitimacy versus illegitimacy, bourgeois social life, and the ways that financial concerns strain relationships. Maupassant’s concise narrative delves into the psychological complexity of two brothers in a modest Norman setting, reflecting broader questions of social customs and personal identity in late nineteenth‑century France.

First publish date: 1887

Genre: Literary Fiction/Classic Literature

Authors: Guy de Maupassant

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