Henri Barbusse (1873-1935) was a French novelist, journalist, and political activist. He is best known for his novel Le Feu (Under Fire), which was published in 1916 and was an immediate success. The novel was based on his experiences as a soldier in World War I and was highly critical of the war. Barbusse was born in Asnières-sur-Seine, France, and studied at the Lycée Condorcet in Paris. He began his career as a journalist, writing for various newspapers and magazines. He was also a member of the French Communist Party and was active in the labor movement. In addition to Le Feu, Barbusse wrote several other novels, including Clarté (1919), L'Enfer (1925), and L'Eau Vive (1930). He also wrote several plays and non-fiction works, including a biography of Lenin. Barbusse died in 1935 in Moscow, where he had gone to attend the First International Congress of Writers for the Defense of Culture. He was buried in the Kremlin Wall Necropolis.
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