Henri Barbusse
Henri Barbusse (1873-1935) was a French novelist born in Asnières-sur-Seine to a French father and English mother.
At 41, he enlisted in WWI, serving seventeen months before medical discharge.
His experiences inspired Le Feu (Under Fire), winning the Prix Goncourt in 1916.
The war transformed him into a pacifist.
In 1918, he moved to Moscow, married a Russian woman, and joined the Bolshevik Party.
He joined the French Communist Party in 1923, becoming a prominent anti-fascist organizer and Soviet advocate.
He edited influential periodicals and was writing a Stalin biography when he died in 1935.
