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Barbusse

[bar-bys]
noun
  1. Hen·ri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/, 1873?–1935, French journalist and author.
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Historical Examples

  • Save in the last chapter, wherein Barbusse expounds his ideas on social questions, we do not make the author's acquaintance.

    The Forerunners

    Romain Rolland

  • Barbusse's story is that of a single squad, almost entirely composed of workers and peasants.

    The Forerunners

    Romain Rolland

  • Not until we have read Men in Battle do we fully appreciate Barbusse's chariness in the use of material effects.

    The Forerunners

    Romain Rolland

  • For the common soldiers view of the war there is no better book than Le Feu by Barbusse.

British Dictionary definitions for barbusse

Barbusse

noun
  1. Henri (ɑ̃ri). 1873–1935, French novelist and poet. His novels include L'Enfer (1908) and Le Feu (1916), reflecting the horror of World War I
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