The complexity of governments today makes the accountability desired by citizens difficult to achieve. Written to address performance policies within state and national governments, Government Performance and Results: An Evaluation of GPRA’s First Decade summarizes lessons learned from a 10-year research project that evaluated performance reports produced by federal agencies under the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). The results of this project can help answe...

A powerful and earnest portrayal of life at the frontline during World War I. Berbusses depiction of the horrors and tragedies of war is staggeringly realistic. He draws the readers attention to the appalling conditions in which soldiers lived and fought through various anecdotes. Highly perceptive and thought-provoking!

"Under Fire" by Henri Barbusse, translated by Fitzwater, is a compelling and unvarnished depiction of the brutal realities of World War I. Originally published in 1916, this groundbreaking novel draws from Barbusse's own harrowing 22 months in the trenches, offering an intimate and instructive testimony of the horrors faced by soldiers.Through the eyes of his protagonist, Barbusse presents a stark portrayal of the war’s physical an...

Henri Barbusse's Under Fire: The Story of a Squad (in the original French Le Feu: journal d'une escouade) was one of the first novels about World War I. Published at the end of 1916, it was based on Barbusse's experiences as a French soldier on the Western Front. The novel, written primarily as the episodic journal entries of an unknown narrator, follows a French squad in the brutal face of the German Invasion. Compared to the many war stories before it, Under Fire is marked by a gritty re...

Henri Barbusse takes us to the very heart of the trenches, revealing the reality of soldiers’ lives—trapped by a patriotic ideal that does not represent them and by a daily horror made up of their own blood and sacrifice. Under Fire is a brutal and ensemble novel, born from the author’s firsthand experience in the trenches. Though opposed to war and already in his forties, he enlisted as a volunteer in 1914. Barbusse, a communist intellectual, becomes the voice of an anti-militarist vision...

Henri Barbusse's seminal work, "Under Fire", provides a harrowing and immersive account of World War I from the perspective of the soldiers entrenched in the brutal reality of warfare. Written in a stark, unadorned literary style that echoes the immediacy of the battlefield, Barbusse's narrative exposes the psychological and physical toll of combat. The book resonates deeply within the literary context of war literature, positioning itself among the early anti-war novels that challenged ro...

Henri Barbusse's "Light" intricately weaves a narrative that delves into the nature of human perception and existential inquiry, marked by the author's distinctive expressionist style. The novel unfolds through a series of vivid, impressionistic scenes, presenting a philosophical reflection on the essence of reality and enlightenment. Set in the early 20th century, amidst a backdrop of burgeoning modernism and psychological exploration, Barbusse deftly employs rich symbolism and lyrical pr...

Henri Barbusse's "Under Fire" is a seminal work that captures the visceral reality of World War I, presented through a gritty, realistic narrative style that immerses readers in the harrowing experiences of soldiers in the trenches. Written in the aftermath of the war, the book employs a stream-of-consciousness technique, blending vivid imagery and stark depictions of life and death, which echoes the disillusionment prevalent in post-war literature. Barbusse's work serves not only as a his...

In "Under Fire," Henri Barbusse presents a raw and unflinching depiction of the brutal realities of World War I through the lives of a group of French soldiers entrenched in the horrors of warfare. Written in a stark and candid literary style, Barbusse utilizes a stream-of-consciousness technique that immerses the reader in the psychological turmoil faced by the soldiers. Drawing on his own experiences as a soldier, the narrative is steeped in vivid imagery and poignant reflections on cama...

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The original translation of one of the first World War I novels—at first criticized for its harsh realism but now celebrated as a classic.Set in early 1916, Under Fire follows the point of view of an unnamed foot soldier in a squad of French volunteers on the western front. It combines soaring, poetic descriptions with the mundane, messy, human reality of soldiers living in their own filth. Gradually, names and features are given to the men who emerge from ...

Henri Barbusse (May 17, 1873 – August 30, 1935) was a French novelist. Barbusse first came to fame with the publication of his novel Le Feu (translated by William Fitzwater Wray as Under Fire) in 1916, which was based on his experiences during World War I. By this time, Barbusse had become a pacifist, and his writing demonstrated his growing hatred of militarism. Le Feu drew criticism at the time for its harsh naturalism, but won the Prix Goncourt.In this ebook:Light