Louis Pergaud

Writer Jan 22 (died age 33) Belmont, Doubs, France 1962–2011 (49 year career)

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Biography

Louis Pergaud (22 January 1882 – 8 April 1915) 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) (English: The War of the Buttons). It has been reprinted more than 30 times, and is included on the French high-school curriculum. A schoolteacher by profession, Pergaud came into conflict with Roman Catholic authorities ov…