Gabriel Chevallier

Fear

Buch

First published in 1930, FEAR graphically describes the terrible experiences of soldiers during WWI. It tells the story of Jean Dartemont, a young man called up in 1915. He is not a rebel, but neither is he awed by hierarchical authority. After an exceedingly short training period, he refuses to follow his platoon and is sent to Artois in the trenches. With absolute realism, Gabriel Chevallier depicts what he experienced every day, for months: violence, blood, death, bodies ... A rediscovered masterpiece from the author of Clochemerle, published for the first time in English.

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Berger, John (Einf.) / Imrie, Malcolm (Übers.)

ISBN: 978-1-84668-726-6
EAN: 9781846687266
Produktnummer: 4536587
Verlag: Serpent's Tail
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Seitenangabe: 320 S.

Über den Autor

Gabriel Chevallier was a French novelist widely known as the author of the satire Clochemerle, which was written in 1934, translated into twenty-six languages and sold several million copies. Born in Lyon, Chevallier was called up at the start of World War I and wounded a year later, but returned to the front where he served as an infantryman until the war´s end. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre and Chevalier de la Legion d´Honneur. La Peur (Fear) first published in 1930 draws upon his own experiences and forms a damning indictment of the war. He died in 1969.