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ROUX LE BANDIT
1914. La mobilisation. Roux n'y répond pas. Est-ce la peur ou ce que lui dicte sa conscience? En défiant un consensus implacable, Roux se trouve surnommé 'le Bandit'. Il est déserteur, le 'monstre'. Ecrit en 1925 d'après une histoire vraie, Roux le Bandit semble annoncer les engagements futurs d'André Chamson dans la Résistance.
142 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1925
About the author
André Chamson
104 books1 followerAndré Chamson (6 June 1900 – 9 November 1983) was a French archivist, novelist and essayist.
He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature, and was President of PEN International, the worldwide association of writers, from 1956 to 1959.
Chamson was the father of the novelist Frédérique Hébrard.
He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature, and was President of PEN International, the worldwide association of writers, from 1956 to 1959.
Chamson was the father of the novelist Frédérique Hébrard.
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December 4, 2022
This was an interesting tale of someone who didn't go to war.
Set in the Cévennes region of France and beginning just before the start of the Great War it tells the story of the titular character using other people's experiences of him. How the perception of him changed as news of the war emerged.
I found the method of telling the story did add to the tale. Realising that the man wasn't exaggerated by the tellers of their experiences was a pleasant change to how some stories go. It raises questions that I feel could make some interesting discussions.
As with all translated books, I don't know if any changes were made by the translation but the story of the man who didn't go to war worked well in English too.
Set in the Cévennes region of France and beginning just before the start of the Great War it tells the story of the titular character using other people's experiences of him. How the perception of him changed as news of the war emerged.
I found the method of telling the story did add to the tale. Realising that the man wasn't exaggerated by the tellers of their experiences was a pleasant change to how some stories go. It raises questions that I feel could make some interesting discussions.
As with all translated books, I don't know if any changes were made by the translation but the story of the man who didn't go to war worked well in English too.
April 16, 2023
A poignant and thoughtful story following Roux, a young man guided by faith and conscience who flees to the mountains rather than fight in the trenches. An interesting novella which offers a glimpse of life in rural France during the Great War and how conscientious objectors are perceived within their own communities. However, it is how those perceptions change as the war progresses along with the feelings towards Roux that make this work such a worthwhile read.
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September 30, 2021
Roux le Bandit est un roman récit paru en 1925 relatant au travers de divers narrateurs (Monsieur André, Finiels, le vieux Liron, Deleuze pour en citer quelques uns) la résistance pacifique de Roux surnommé 'le Bandit' après avoir choisi de survivre à la montagne (les Cévennes) plutôt qu'à la guerre (Celle de 14-18)... Grâce à son éloquence miraculeuse, il parvient progressivement à convaincre les uns et les autres des campagnards cévenols de sa mission: il ne peut se résoudre à tuer son prochain puisqu'il est écrit dans la Bible "Tu ne tueras point"
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