by Louis Pergaud · Alborada · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788477720188
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«La guerra de los botones» is an adventure novel by French writer Louis Pergaud, published by Alborada in 1987, in paperback (229 pages, in Spanish).
In the French countryside, two gangs of boys from neighbouring villages fight a merciless war. After each ambush or battle, the victors cut off the prisoners' buttons as a trophy and humiliation. Amid skirmishes and pranks, the novel shows childhood rivalry as a mirror of war and adult behaviour.
The work was originally published in 1912 as «La Guerre des boutons»; this Spanish-language edition from Alborada appeared in 1987.
Aimed at a young audience, it may also appeal to adults who want to rediscover a French classic about war and friendship.
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.
