"War the Creator" by Gelett Burgess is a story set during World War I that follows Georges Cucurou, a young and innocent boy from Toulouse, as he's thrust into the grim reality of war. The story highlights his change from a naive youth to a battle-hardened soldier within a short period. We see his initial optimism fade through experiences in significant battles, his friendships with other soldiers, and the painful loss of those around him. As Georges witnesses the horrors of war, including death and terror, he struggles with moral questions and loses his previous beliefs about the glory of war. This is a vibrant, transformative picture of how war deeply affects people, showing Georges's important transformation into a soldier and changed man.
War the Creator
By Gelett Burgess
A young man's life is forever altered as he faces the brutal truths of war, shattering his innocence and forcing him to confront the depths of loss and transformation.
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About the AuthorFrank Gelett Burgess was an American artist, art critic, poet, author and humorist. An important figure in the San Francisco Bay Area literary renaissance of the 1890s, particularly through his iconoclastic little magazine, The Lark, and association with The Crowd literary group. He is best known as a writer of nonsense verse, such as "The Purple Cow," and for introducing French modern art to the United States in an essay titled "The Wild Men of Paris." He was the illustrator of the Goops murals, in Coppa's restaurant, in the Montgomery Block and author of the popular Goops books. Burgess coined the term "blurb."
Frank Gelett Burgess was an American artist, art critic, poet, author and humorist. An important figure in the San Francisco Bay Area literary renaissance of the 1890s, particularly through his iconoclastic little magazine, The Lark, and association with The Crowd literary group. He is best known as a writer of nonsense verse, such as "The Purple Cow," and for introducing French modern art to the United States in an essay titled "The Wild Men of Paris." He was the illustrator of the Goops murals, in Coppa's restaurant, in the Montgomery Block and author of the popular Goops books. Burgess coined the term "blurb."
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