by Louis Pergaud · Éditions Drôles de · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782954217178
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«La guerre des boutons» is the novel by Louis Pergaud published in 2022 by Éditions Drôles de in paperback (190 pages, in French).
It narrates the rivalry between the children of two neighboring villages, Longeverne and Velrans, who clash in pitched battles. Their most prized booty is the buttons, suspenders and laces torn from the losers, and this children's war becomes a satire on war and human nature.
Aimed at young readers and those who enjoy the classics of French literature.
Louis Pergaud was a French novelist, war poet, and soldier, whose principal works were known as "Animal Stories" due to his featuring animals of the Franche-Comté in lead roles. His most notable work was the novel La Guerre des boutons (1912). It has been reprinted more than 30 times, and is included on the French high-school curriculum.
