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- Based on his own experience of the Great War, Henri Barbusse's novel is a powerful account of one of the greatest horrors mankind has inflicted on itself.
- About the Author: Henri Barbusse (1873-1935) was a volunteer who fought in World War I, a noted pacifist, and later a communist.
- 318 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary
- Series Name: Penguin Classics
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Book Synopsis
Based on his own experience of the Great War, Henri Barbusse's novel is a powerful account of one of the greatest horrors mankind has inflicted on itself. For the group of ordinary men in the French Sixth Battalion, thrown together from all over France and longing for home, war is simply a matter of survival, lightened only by the arrival of their rations or a glimpse of a pretty girl or a brief reprieve in the hospital. Reminiscent of classics like Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms and Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front, Under Fire (originally published in French as La Feu) vividly evokes life in the trenches: the mud, stench, and monotony of waiting while constantly fearing for one's life in an infernal and seemingly eternal battlefield. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.Review Quotes
One of the most influential of all war novels, Henri BarbusseÆs La Feu appeared in 1916à and sold 200,000 copies in French. (History Today)
About the Author
Henri Barbusse (1873-1935) was a volunteer who fought in World War I, a noted pacifist, and later a communist. His novels include Clarte and The Knife Between the Teeth. Robin Buss is a writer and translator who works for theIndependent on Sunday and as television critic for The Times Educational Supplement. He studied at the University of Paris, where he took a degree and a doctorate in French literature. He is part-author of the article 'French Literature' in Encyclopaedia Britannica and has published critical studies of works by Vigny and Cocteau, and three books on European cinema, The French Through Their Films (1988), Italian Films (1989) and French Film Noir (1994). He has also translated a number of volumes for Penguin Classics.Dimensions (Overall): 7.78 Inches (H) x 5.04 Inches (W) x .67 Inches (D)
Weight: .56 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 318
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Literary
Series Title: Penguin Classics
Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
Format: Paperback
Author: Henri Barbusse
Language: English
Street Date: August 31, 2004
TCIN: 94420152
UPC: 9780143039044
Item Number (DPCI): 247-13-0270
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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