Pierre & Jean

Author(s): Guy De Maupassant, Clara Bell

Genre(s): Published 1900 Onward

Narrators: Lee Smalley

Number of Chapters: 9

Length: 04 hours and 54 minutes

Language: English

This short novel’s titular characters are brothers. An old family friend dies, leaving without explanation his entire fortune to Jean, the younger brother. Pierre, the protagonist, is puzzled, jealous, and increasingly bitter. A bequest, a secret, a major decision. This, Maupassant’s fourth novel, is considered by many to be his finest. (Lee Smalley)