by Louis Pergaud · Editions Larousse · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782038701975
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«La Guerre des boutons» is the children's and young adult novel by Louis Pergaud, published by Editions Larousse in paperback (215 pages, in French).
The novel recounts the constant battles between two gangs of boys from neighbouring villages fighting for supremacy. The defeated are stripped of their buttons, a humiliation that worsens the defeat. A humorous look at childhood, rivalry and war.
The novel was originally published in 1912. This edition, dated August 1991, belongs to the Classiques Larousse collection.
Aimed at young readers and students of French who want to read a classic of French literature with humour and adventure.
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.
