Pierre et Jean
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Pierre et Jean is a psychological realist novel by Guy de Maupassant that explores family tensions, jealousy, and identity in late 19th-century France.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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psychological realist novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
film adaptations
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television adaptations ⓘ |
| author | Guy de Maupassant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
discovery of a contested inheritance
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revelation of a family secret ⓘ |
| containsElement |
inheritance dispute
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marriage prospects ⓘ moral dilemma ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | serial publication ⓘ |
| firstPublisherCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological fiction
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realist fiction ⓘ |
| hasPreface | Le Roman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSiblingProtagonists | true ⓘ |
| languageStyle | clear realist prose ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
key psychological novel in Maupassant's oeuvre
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major work of French realism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Gérôme Roland
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Jean Roland NERFINISHED ⓘ Louise Roland NERFINISHED ⓘ Madame Rosémilly NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre Roland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
concise psychological analysis
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detailed depiction of petty bourgeois life ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Pierre et Jean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorCareer | middle period of Guy de Maupassant's career ⓘ |
| protagonistProfession |
doctor
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lawyer ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1888 ⓘ |
| settingCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Le Havre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| structure | two-part narrative ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
bourgeois society
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family tensions ⓘ identity ⓘ illegitimacy ⓘ inheritance ⓘ jealousy ⓘ sibling rivalry ⓘ |
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