'Monsieur de Maupassant has never before been so clever.' Henry James Henry James's admiration for 'this masterly little novel' has been echoed throughout the twentieth century by readers of Pierre et Jean. It marked a turning-point in the development of French fiction, situated as it is between traditional social realism and the psychological novel. It is recognized as a classic study of filial jealousy, triggered by one of the two brothers of its title finding himself the sole inheritor of the fortune of his mother's former lover. Pierre et Jean is set in Le Havre in the 1880s and is notable for its evocation of the Normandy coastline captured by the Impressionists. But Maupassant's achievement is to have woven from this simple plot in a maritime context a brilliantly crafted exploration of the complexities at the heart of family life.
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Hardback Editions
January 1967 : Board book
| Title: Pierre et Jean Author(s): Guy de Maupassant ISBN: 0-245-58844-2 / 978-0-245-58844-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Harrap Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 1947 : Hardback
| Title: Pierre et Jean Author(s): Guy de Maupassant Publisher: See notes Availability: Amazon More details... |
1936 : Hardback
| Title: Pierre Et Jean. Author(s): GUY DE; SCHAFFER, AARON (WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND NOTES BY). MAUPASSANT Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York Availability: Amazon More details... |
Paperback Editions
August 2009 : Paperback
| Title: Pierre et Jean (Oxford World's Classics) Author(s): Guy de Maupassant ISBN: 0-19-955403-X / 978-0-19-955403-4 (UK edition) Publisher: OUP Oxford Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
November 2006 : Paperback
| Title: Pierre Et Jean (Focus Edition Series) (French Edition) Author(s): Guy De Maupassant ISBN: 1-58510-183-4 / 9781585101832 (USA edition) Publisher: Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Company Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2006 : Paperback
| Title: Pierre and Jean (Classics) Author(s): Guy Maupassant ISBN: 0-14-044358-4 / 978-0-14-044358-5 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Classics Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
March 2006 : Paperback
| Title: Pierre Et Jean Author(s): Guy de Maupassant ISBN: 0-9777161-4-7 / 978-0-9777161-4-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Chatterley Press International Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
November 2004 : Paperback
| Title: Pierre Et Jean Author(s): Guy de Maupassant ISBN: 0-17-444474-5 / 978-0-17-444474-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
November 2001 : Paperback
| Title: Pierre et Jean (Oxford World's Classics) Author(s): Guy de Maupassant ISBN: 0-19-283147-X / 978-0-19-283147-7 (UK edition) Publisher: OUP Oxford Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
March 2001 : Paperback
| Title: Pierre et Jean (French Edition) Author(s): Guy de Maupassant ISBN: 0-543-89846-6 / 978-0-543-89846-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Adamant Media Corporation Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1993 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Pierre et Jean Author(s): Guy De Maupassant Publisher: Bookking International Availability: Amazon More details... |
October 1992 : Paperback
| Title: Pierre et Jean Author(s): Guy de Maupassant ISBN: 0-7859-3277-1 / 978-0-7859-3277-2 (USA edition) Publisher: French & European Pubns Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1982 : Paperback
| Title: Pierre Et Jean Author(s): Guy de Maupassant, B. Ringaud ISBN: 0-8442-1813-8 / 978-0-8442-1813-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Natl Textbook Co Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 1967 : Paperback
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1966 : Paperback
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1959 : Paperback
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March 2001 : Digital Download
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December 1974 : Unknown
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1945 : Unknown
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