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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 (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

Henri Barbusse's The Inferno is a daring psychological novel that explores human desire, loneliness, and the hidden lives that unfold behind the walls of everyday society.

The story centers on a solitary man living in a Paris boarding house who discovers... 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

The Inferno, a classic since it was first published. Has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations... Read Full Overview

The inferno (1918). This book, "The inferno", by Henri Barbusse, Edward Joseph Harrington O'Brien, is a replication of a book originally published before 1918. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible... Read Full Overview

Un homme de trente ans, blase par la vie, trouve un travail dans une banque a Paris. Il emmenage dans une pension de famille. Dans l'obscurite de sa chambre, il apercoit une fissure dans le mur ouvrant sur la chambre d'a cote. Il va alors se mettre a observer les divers occupants... Read Full Overview

Henri Barbusse (17 May 1873 - 30 August 1935) was a French novelist and a member of the French Communist Party. He was a lifelong friend of Albert Einstein. The son of a French father and an English mother, Barbusse was born in Asni?res-sur-Seine, France in 1873. Although he... Read Full Overview

Un homme las, blas? de tout, fatigu? de la vie et de l'amour, qui n'a plus go?t ? rien, ?choue dans un h?tel de province. On ne sait rien de lui, si ce n'est qu'il est ?g? d'une trentaine d'ann?es. Des bruits venant de la chambre voisine, attirent son attention. Il se l?ve, intrigu?,... Read Full Overview