Under fire / Henri Barbusse ; translated by Robin Buss ; with an introduction by Jay Winter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barbusse, Henri, 1873-1935.

Contributor:

Buss, Robin.

Standardized Title:

Feu. English

Language:

English

French

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

xxii, 318 pages ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Penguin Books, 2004.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

1 The Vision 3

2 In the Ground 7

3 The Descent 44

4 Volpatte and Fouillade 48

5 Sanctuary 56

6 Habits 79

7 Embarkation 84

8 Leave 92

9 Mighty Anger 100

10 Argoval 118

11 The Dog 121

12 The Doorway 134

13 Swearwords 155

14 Kit 157

15 The Egg 173

16 Idyll 176

17 The Sap 180

18 The Matches 183

19 Bombardment 189

20 Fire 204

21 The First-Aid Post 254

22 The Jaunt 271

23 The Fatigue 279

24 Dawn 296.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages xviii-xix).

ISBN:

0143039040

OCLC:

54543246