The Parricide
Author: Guy de Maupassant
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Languages: French, English, RU
Genre: Mystery, Satire, Short story
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A cabinetmaker on trial for a double murder tells his judges he killed the parents who abandoned him.
Characters
- Georges-Louis, called "the Bourgeois" — the accused, a cabinetmaker: A foundling turned well-read workman, he turns the charge back on society.
- the murdered couple — his parents: The elegant boating pair who had abandoned him at birth.