Maupassant, Guy de,  1850-1893 <br/><br/>
Pierre and Jean 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_et_Jean  Translation of Pierre et Jean.  Release date is 2006-04-13 
<br/><br/>Dagny, John Bickers and David Widger  Dagny, John Bickers and David Widger 
<br/><br/> "Pierre and Jean" by Guy de Maupassant is a novel written between June and September 1887. When a family friend leaves his entire inheritance to Jean, his brother Pierre begins to suspect their mother's fidelity and Jean's legitimacy. Pierre's investigation uncovers a hidden portrait and love letters, confirming his darkest suspicions. As Jean's life flourishes with new wealth and prospects, Pierre's anguish grows, culminating in violent confrontations at family meals. The novel explores themes of heredity, legitimacy, and the destructive power of truth within a bourgeois French family. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Inheritance and succession -- Fiction France -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Brothers -- Fiction Normandy (France) -- Fiction Sibling rivalry -- Fiction 
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