Despite his pacifist positions, his age and his health problems, this writer voluntarily enlisted in the infantry from the beginning of the Great War. His novel, The Fire, Prix Goncourt 1916, recounts his battles on the front line in the Soissonais.
Location
Created on December 31, 2017
Musée de Soissons, Rue de la Congrégation, Soissons, France