EPISODE · Feb 25, 2023 · 3 MIN
Pierre & Jean by Guy De Maupassant
from Get Your Favorite Digital Audiobooks with Easy Access · host Rasheed Gutmann
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/669060 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pierre & Jean Author: Guy De Maupassant Narrator: Lee Smalley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 52 minutes Release date: February 25, 2023 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The fraternal love that Pierre Roland feels for his younger brother Jean has always been tinged with jealousy. But when a lawyer arrives at the house of their parents, to declare that an old family friend has bequeathed his entire fortune to Jean, this envy rapidly becomes an all-consuming force. Despising himself for the hate that he feels, Pierre roams the seaport of Le Havre alone, desperate to come to terms with his brother's success. As he walks through the streets, however, one thought dominates his mind. Why was he not left a share of the friend's estate? Vivid, ironical and emotionally profound, Pierre and Jean is considered Maupassant's greatest novel - an intensely personal story of suspicion, jealousy and family love.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/669060 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pierre & Jean Author: Guy De Maupassant Narrator: Lee Smalley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 52 minutes Release date: February 25, 2023 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The fraternal love that Pierre Roland feels for his younger brother Jean has always been tinged with jealousy. But when a lawyer arrives at the house of their parents, to declare that an old family friend has bequeathed his entire fortune to Jean, this envy rapidly becomes an all-consuming force. Despising himself for the hate that he feels, Pierre roams the seaport of Le Havre alone, desperate to come to terms with his brother's success. As he walks through the streets, however, one thought dominates his mind. Why was he not left a share of the friend's estate? Vivid, ironical and emotionally profound, Pierre and Jean is considered Maupassant's greatest novel - an intensely personal story of suspicion, jealousy and family love.
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