Light by Catherine Chambers
This early work by William Henri Barbusse was originally published in 1919 and we are now republishing it for the modern reader. 'Light' is a novel about about a man's experiences during the horrors of World War I. Henri Barbusse was born in Asnieres-sur-Seine, France in 1873. He grew up in a small town, but left for Paris in 1889 aged sixteen. In 1914, he enlisted in the French Army and served during World War I. He saw fighting for seventeen months, until the end of 1915, when he was permanently moved into a clerical position due to bad health. Barbusse first came to fame with the his novel Le Feu (Under Fire). Published in 1916, it was based on his experiences during World War I. In 1927, Barbusse was a participant in the Congress of Friends of the Soviet Union in Moscow. He led the World Congress Against Imperialist War in Amsterdam in 1932, and headed the World Committee Against War and Fascism, founded in 1933.
Catherine Chambers was born is South Australia and brought up in England. In college, Catherine studied for a degree in African History and Swahili. She loves books and worked in publishing as an editor. For the last 20 years, Catherine has written both fiction and nonfiction children's books. She really enjoys writing biographies and about history and geography--and likes to turn everything into a story. Catherine has lived in northern Nigeria and Portugal, as well as in Britain. She has learned much from her travels and her three sons. Her other interests include trying to learn languages, visiting art galleries, and sipping coffee at King's Cross St. Pancras International train station in London, England.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780237517731 |
| ISBN 10 | 0237517736 |
| Title | Light |
| Author | Catherine Chambers |
| Series | Alpha Science S |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Evans Publishing Group |
| Year published | 1997-06-29 |
| Number of pages | 48 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |