Louis Henri Boussenard
Louis Henri Boussenard (4 October 1847,
Imperial Russia
during 1911.
A physician by profession, Boussenard travelled throughout the French colonies, especially in Africa. He was drafted during the Franco-Prussian War but soon capitulated to the Prussian soldiers, an experience that could explain a nationalist theme present in many of his novels. Some of his books demonstrate a certain disdain of Britons and Americans, a fact which likely contributed to his obscurity and lack of translations in the English-speaking countries.
The author's picaresque humour flourished in his earliest books, À travers Australie: Les dix millions de l'Opossum rouge (1879),
Boussenard's best-known book Le Capitaine Casse-Cou (1901) was set at the time of the
ISBN 978-1-61227-161-3
References
- ^ A travers l'Australie [microforme] : Boussenard, Louis, 1847-1910 : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive
- ^ archive.org
- ^ archive.org