Jean Norton Believed
Jean Norton Believed (born with Labatie-with Andaure in 1879, died " in France" in 1949) is a writer French.
Wire of Pasteur and a mother of English origin (from where its second first name), it takes part in the First World War, and this experiment will mark it for the remainder of its life. It is engaged on the face of mid-October 1914 at February 1917, combat during the Bataille of Verdun in June 1916 and January 1917. Because of its bilingualism, it is affected with the back at the beginning of 1917, initially as translator then like trainer of interpreters before leaving on mission to the United States.
It is mainly known for its remarkable test Témoins , whose subtitle is clear: Test of analysis and criticism of the memories of combatants published in French of 1915 to 1928 . Its work, in which he studies and critical with the ell of his experiment of combatant but also of an abundant documentation (Geological Survey maps, newspapers of steps…) more than 300 accounts published soldiers, caused the polemic, because it gave for example causes the veracious and realistic character of it novels as famous as Fire , of Henri Barbusse. It will be also very severe with the writings of Roland Dorgelès, and more still with those of Jacques Péricard.
After war, he is professor of French literature to the college Williamston, in the Massachusetts.
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