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Hell (French: L'Enfer) is a 1908 novel by Henri Barbusse, in which the unnamed narrator peers into a hole in the wall of his hotel room. From the other side, he witnesses lesbianism, adultery, incest, and death. It is only when he feels he has uncovered all the secrets of life... Read Full Overview

Hell (1908) is a novel by Henri Barbusse. Immensely popular upon its publication in France, Hell earned Barbusse a reputation as a leading realist whose existential preoccupations predate the novels and plays of Samuel Beckett, Albert Camus, and Jean-Paul Sartre by... Read Full Overview

Hell (1908) is a novel by Henri Barbusse. Immensely popular upon its publication in France, Hell earned Barbusse a reputation as a leading realist whose existential preoccupations predate the novels and plays of Samuel Beckett, Albert Camus, and Jean-Paul Sartre by... Read Full Overview

Although Henri Barbusse grew up in a small town, he left for Paris in 1889 at age 16. In 1914, at the age of 41, he enlisted in the French Army and served against Germany in World War I. Invalided out of the army three times, Barbusse would serve in the war for 17 months, until... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

"Hell", by Henri Barbusse translated by Edward J. O'Brien

"L'enfer" par Henri Barbusse. Henri Barbusse tait un crivain fran ais (1873-1935).

Un jeune homme qui vient de trouver un la banque Berton Paris, s'installe dans un hotel en pension.Alors qu'il se retrouve seul dans sa chambre, il s'aper oit que dans le mur mitoyen de la chambre voisine, hauteur du plafond, une petite ouverture "l'autorise" jouer les... Read Full Overview

"The Inferno" from Henri Barbusse. French novelist (1873-1935).

Extrait du Roman: L'enfer L'h tesse, Mme Lemercier, me laissa seul dans ma chambre, apr s m'avoir rappel en quelques mots tous les avantages mat riels et moraux de la pension de famille Lemercier. Je m'arr tai, debout, en face de la glace, au milieu de cette chambre o j'allais... Read Full Overview