| The Inferno by Henri Barbusse, Fiction, Literary Contributor(s): Barbusse, Henri (Author), O'Brien, Edward J. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 160664887X ISBN-13: 9781606648872 Publisher: Aegypan OUR PRICE: $20.66 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2008 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: "You, my love, will be poor, so as to be more like all other women. In order for us to live together I shall work all day and so be your servant. You will work affectionately for us both in this room -- and in my absence there will be nothing beside you but the pure, simple presence of your sewing machine. You will practice patience which is as long as life -- and maternity, which is as heavy as the world." Henri Barbusse (1874-1935) describes life in terms as realistic as possible in this novel of the lone individual coming to grips with the quiet tragedy of existence. Published as "L'Enfer" in 1908, "The Inferno" cemented Barbusse's reputation as successor to Zola. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6" W x 9" (0.68 lbs) 112 pages |
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Contributor Bio(s): Barbusse, Henri: - "Henri Barbusse (1873 - 1935) was a French novelist and a member of the French Communist Party. He was a lifelong friend of Albert Einstein. The Russian Revolution had significant influence on Barbusse's life and work. He joined the French Communist Party in 1923 and later traveled back to the Soviet Union. His later works, Manifeste aux Intellectuels (Elevations) (1930) and others, show a more revolutionary standpoint. Of these, the 1921 Le Couteau entre les dents (The Knife Between My Teeth) marks Barbusse's siding with Bolshevism and the October Revolution. Barbusse characterized the birth of Soviet Russia as "the greatest and most beautiful phenomenon in world history." The book Light from the Abyss (1919) and the collection of articles Words of a Fighting Man (1920) contain calls for the overthrow of capitalism. In 1925, Barbusse published Chains, showing history as the unbroken chain of suffering of people and their struggle for freedom and justice. In the publicistic book The Butchers, he exposes the White Terror in the Balkan countries."O'Brien, Edward J.: - Edward Joseph Harrington O'Brien (1890-1941) was a U.S. author, poet, editor and anthologist. He was noted for compiling an annual collection of short stories by U.S. authors, The Best American Short Stories. |