Under Fire

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Under Fire is a seminal World War I novel by Henri Barbusse that offers a stark, realistic portrayal of French soldiers’ experiences in the trenches.

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Under Fire canonical 2

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instanceOf World War I novel ⓘ
novel ⓘ
war novel ⓘ
adaptedInto stage productions ⓘ
author Henri Barbusse ⓘ
awarded Prix Goncourt ⓘ
awardYear 1916 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
criticizes military hierarchy ⓘ
nationalist propaganda ⓘ
romanticized views of war ⓘ
depicts moral and emotional breakdown ⓘ
mud, filth, and squalor of trenches ⓘ
physical exhaustion of soldiers ⓘ
shelling and bombardments ⓘ
firstPublishedIn France ⓘ
genre anti-war literature ⓘ
realist fiction ⓘ
hasEnglishTitle Under Fire ⓘ
hasProtagonistGroup French squad of soldiers ⓘ
hasSubject French Army in World War I ⓘ
class differences among soldiers ⓘ
death and survival in war ⓘ
front-line infantry experience ⓘ
impact of war on ordinary men ⓘ
influenced later anti-war literature ⓘ
literaryMovement realism ⓘ
mainTheme camaraderie among soldiers ⓘ
disillusionment with war ⓘ
horrors of trench warfare ⓘ
social critique of military leadership ⓘ
narrativeForm diary-like account ⓘ
narrativePerspective first-person ⓘ
notableFor early influential anti-war stance ⓘ
graphic depiction of battlefield conditions ⓘ
stark realism ⓘ
originalLanguage French ⓘ
originalTitle Le Feu ⓘ
portrays French infantry soldiers ⓘ
life in the trenches ⓘ
psychological impact of combat ⓘ
publicationYear 1916 ⓘ
settingConflict Western Front ⓘ
settingPeriod World War I ⓘ
structure episodic chapters ⓘ
timeOfAction 1914–1915 ⓘ

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Henri Barbusse → notableWork → Under Fire ⓘ
Henri Barbusse → notableWork → Under Fire ⓘ
subject linked to: Barbusse