by Louis Pergaud · Bruguera · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788402080530
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The War of the Buttons is a novel by French author Louis Pergaud, published in 1912. The story focuses on two groups of children from neighboring villages who face each other in a war without quarter, where the spoils of war are the buttons on the clothes of the vanquished. This edition of Bruguera, published in 1981, presents a rustic narrative and features illustrations by Néstor Salas.
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.
