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| 1847 births | |
| boussenard, louis henri | |
| 1911 deaths | |
| french science fiction writers | |
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A physician by profession, he much travelled in the French colonies, especially in Africa . He was drafted during the Franco-Prussian War but soon capitulated to the Prussian soldiers, a bitter experience that could explain a nationalist flavour tangible in many of his novels. Some of his books demonstrate a certain prejudice against Britons and Americans, a fact which likely contributed to his obscurity and lack of translations in the English-speaking world. The author's picaresque humour flourished in his earliest books, ''A travers Australie: Les dix millions de l'Opossum rouge'' (1879), ''La tour du monde d'un gamin de Paris'' (1880), ''Les Robinsons de la Guayne'' (1882), and ''Aventures périlleuses de trois Français au pays des diamants'' (1884, set underneath the Victoria Falls ). Boussenard's best-known book, ''Le Capitaine Casse-Cou'' (1901), was set at the time of the Boer War s. ''L'ile en feu'' (1898) fictionalized Cuba 's struggle for independence. Aspiring to emulate Jules Verne , Boussenard also turned out several Sci-fi novels, notably ''Les secrets de monsieur Synthèse'' (1888) and ''Dix mille ans dans un bloc de glace'' (1890). |
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