Under Fire: The Story of a Squad by Henri Barbusse
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"Under Fire: The Story of a Squad" by Henri Barbusse is a novel published in December 1916, among the first works about World War I. Based on Barbusse's experiences as a French soldier on the Western Front, it follows a squad of French infantry through journal-like anecdotes of trench warfare. The novel became a phenomenal success and profoundly influenced the Lost Generation movement, particularly Ernest Hemingway and Erich Maria Remarque. Its unflinching
realism and courage in depicting the war's brutality earned it the Prix Goncourt in 1916. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Barbusse, Henri, 1873-1935 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Wray, W. Fitzwater, 1867-1938 |
| Uniform Title | Le feu. English |
| Title | Under Fire: The Story of a Squad |
| Note | Translation of Le feu. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under_Fire_(Barbusse_novel) |
| Credits | Produced by Charles Aldarondo. HTML version by Al Haines. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 4380 |
| Release Date | Aug 1, 2003 |
| Last Update | Dec 27, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1455 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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