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Pierre Et Jean
 
 

Pierre Et Jean [Paperback]

Guy de Maupassant , Christina Tumminello
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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The novel that marks the turning point in French fiction, "Pierre et Jean" is situated between social realism and psycholgical fiction. Set in Le Havre in the 1880s, Maupassant's masterful little novel is admired by many as a classic study of filial jealousy.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional book - Bad translation., Feb 1 2001
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JWC (Spartanburg, South Carolina) - See all my reviews
I love the book <<Pierre et Jean>>. I first read it in my Advanced Placement French Language/Literature class. After reading this particular English translation - the Penguin version - I was dismayed at the lack of English grammar the translator exhibited. The book has major grammar mistakes in almost every chapter. Some of these mistakes are not too picky either. For example, the subjunctive mood is often tossed aside by the author. I recommend the book to everyone, but please purchase a different translation - he didn't do the best job with this one. Enjoy!
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4.0 out of 5 stars A good story, Feb 27 2000
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Marc L. Lauterbach "mlauterbach12" (Williamsburg, Va.) - See all my reviews
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This book is one of Maupassant's finest works. It concerns the intruiges between two brothers (Pierre et Jean) when Jean inherits a large sum of money from a "familly friend" whom Pierre secretly suspects of being the father of his brother Jean. A great book, and a very interesting look at French society in the mid 1880's.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting contrasts between filial and brotherly love, July 14 1999
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Pierre and Jean was one of Maupassant's better-known works, but it was not one of his best. Pierre and Jean demonstrates qualities of an interesting novel in that there is a love triangle and a brotherly rivalry. Both men display something of an Oedipus complex, but are both strong and active characters. The father was created to be a flat and uninteresting personality, but the reader becomes very interested in his actions insofar as Maupassant makes a great game of mocking him and painting him as the typical bourgeois fool. Maupassant's strength is his characterization. In this, he mirrors Dickens. I recommend this book.
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