Guy de Maupassant
Author
Publisher
P.F. Collier & sons
Pub. Date
[c1902]
Description
Considered Maupassant's greatest novel, "Pierre and Jean" is vivid, satirical, and emotionally profound. The Roland brothers, Pierre and Jean, have always been driven by competition. When a lawyer arrives at the house of their parents to declare that an old family friend has bestowed his entire fortune to Jean, the envy hastily becomes an ardent force for Pierre. Roaming the seaport of Le Havre alone, Pierre contemplates, desperate to come to terms...
Author
Publisher
Societe d'Editions Litteraires et Artistiques
Pub. Date
1903
Description
Une édition de référence de Pierre et Jean de Guy de Maupassant, spécialement conçue pour la lecture sur les supports numériques.
« Jean, aussi blond que son frère était noir, aussi calme que son frère était emporté, aussi doux que son frère était rancunier, avait fait tranquillement son droit et venait d'obtenir son diplme de licencié en même temps que Pierre obtenait celui de docteur. [...]
Mais une vague jalousie, une de ces jalousies...
11) Like death
Author
Publisher
New York Review Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"Olivier Bertin is at the height of his career as a painter. After making his name with his Cleopatra, he went on to establish himself as "the chosen painter of the Parisiennes, the most adroit and ingenious artist to reveal their grace, their figures, and their souls." And though his hair may be white, he remains a handsome, vigorous, and engaging bachelor, a prized guest at every table and salon. Anne, the comtesse de Guilleroy, is a youthful forty,...
18) Bel ami
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
This tale of temptation and obsession chronicles Georges Duroy's rise to power from his meager beginnings as a penniless ex-soldier by using the city's most influential and wealthy women. Set in turn-of-the-century Paris, Duroy seduces Madame de Marelle then marries Madeleine Forester a former comrade's wife. Fueled by his insatiable quest and lustful greed, Duroy conquers Madame Walter, only to learn that every conquest is marred by betrayal and...
19) A woman's life
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
A fragmented account of the life of Jeanne as she sets out on the path of adult life and gradually experiences the harsh realities of a woman's life in the nineteenth century.
Author
Pub. Date
c1996
Description
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