Louis Boussenard is a talented French writer whose novels are known worldwide. He became famous for original stories and unusual ideas. Let’s take a closer look at the creator’s life, filled with various colorful episodes.
Short biography of a prose writer
The biography of Louis Bussenard begins in France, in Escrenne. The writer was born on October 4, 1847.
Louis Boussenard's father was the castle manager in Escrenne and a collector of utility taxes. Widowed early, the parent married a second time to a girl who worked in a castle maid.
Education
Louis Boussenard had a liberal arts education, which he received in the city of Pitivier. After graduating from the Humanities University, he entered a medical university, which he successfully graduated from.
War years
In 1870, when there was a Franco-Prussian war outside, Louis Boussenard was drafted into the army. He spent the entire service as a regimental doctor.
Louis Henri Boussinard was seriously injured when his regiment fought at Champigny.
After the war, the future writer for some time continued to be interested in medicine. However, very soon Louis Henri Boussinard realized that his true calling was not in medicine at all, and found himself in literature.
The beginning of the creative path
The first published works of Louis Bussenard date back to 1876. They were small articles published in French newspapers.
For a long time, the writer leads his sections of the chronicle in many Parisian newspapers.
In 1878, Louis began to collaborate in the famous French publishing house, which published the "Journal of adventure on land and at sea." Bussenard became the inspirer of this magazine and led it until the last days of his life. It was these publications that brought the writer fame and popularity.
Continuation of the path in the literary field
The second book of Louis Bussenard, which brought him an unprecedented triumph, was the work "Around the World Travel of a Young Parisian." After the work was published in the journal, the literary authority of Louis rose to unprecedented heights. From that moment, his works began to be released in separate books.
sources of inspiration
In 1870, the writer went on a ten-year journey. It was in him that Louis Boussinard found new sources for creativity.
Leaving the literary path
In 1880, a prose writer left Paris and moved to a small provincial town. The books of Louis Boussinard continued to write. However, he devoted much less time to this. Resting, the man became interested in hunting, fishing and cycling.
Return to profession
Having rested from literary activity, in 1902 Louis returned to journalism. Over the next eight years, Louis Bussenard's articles and books are published under the pseudonym Francois Devin. During this period, the writer's work was published in the journal "Letters of the Peasant." The prose writer expressed his political, religious and public views.
Mysterious death
Louis spent the last year of his life in Orleans. In 1910, in June, his wife dies, whom the man madly loved. The writer was very upset by the loss, because he was married to this woman for 27 years.
After such a great loss, Louis Boussinard lived no more than three months. The death of the writer came as a result of a long illness. Louis Boussenard was buried in his native land - in Escrenne.
Despite the data in the death certificate, many literary figures put forward a version of the suicide of the writer.
It is also known that all the works and manuscripts of Bussenard were burned. This was evidenced by the mother of Louis, who survived her son for twenty-two years.
Posthumous Editions
In 1911, the collected works of the writer were published in Russia. It consisted of forty volumes. During the Soviet Union, many works were reprinted. One of them was the novel "Captain Grips Head".
In 1991, a complete works of Louis Bussenard was published, consisting of thirty-two books.
The most famous works
Despite the fame of many works by Louis Boussinard, nothing is known about the screen versions of his works.
One of the most famous works of the writer was the work "Around the World Travel of a Young Parisian." The novel is created in an adventure genre. This work was first published in the Parisian weekly Adventure Magazine. Already in 1880, the novel was published as a separate book. The plot focuses on a Parisian, who is only seventeen years old, and his loyal friends. The company constantly got into exciting adventures in different parts of the world.
Another famous work of Bussenard was the work “The Diamond Thieves”, which was created in 1883. The plot unfolds around three Frenchmen who went on a trip to Africa. Young people were guided by rumors that huge wealth was hidden on the continent. These rumors reached a group of bandits, who also went in search of treasure. The French have many obstacles and difficulties, but having overcome them, they finally find treasures for which they will have to fight with greedy bandits. The novel is filled with reliable descriptions of the culture of the peoples of Africa. This is of tremendous value for both literature and science.
In 1901, the no less famous novel of the writer, Captain Tear Off, was published. The work tells the reader about the war of the two Boer republics with the colonialists. The Republican people tried to defend their independence. The protagonist is a very young Frenchman who received the nickname “Tear Off the Head”. The life of the main character is full of extraordinary events and adventures. He discovered gold deposits in Klondike. Then the guy becomes very rich. The main character longs for new adventures and creates his own squad, with which he goes to Africa to fight for the independence of the republics.
Another book that is popular with readers is the novel Rubber Hunters. In the center of the plot is a whole group of criminals who escaped from hard labor. The bandits set themselves the goal of capturing and robbing one of the small French settlements in Guiana. This is another story about unprecedented adventures, in which there is no justice, but there is resourcefulness and determination.
Many readers are familiar with the book of the writer, which was called "The Island on Fire." The plot revolves around a girl whose father is a simple master carpenter. Joining the ranks of the sisters of mercy, she goes to the most exotic countries of the world - Korea, Cuba, Madagascar and many others. The work is among the best books in the genre of adventure.
The novel “Jean Otorva from the Malakhov Kurgan” also became a very famous work of the writer. The action takes place during the Crimean War. The brave soldier Jean, whose nickname is Otorva, constantly risks his life, fighting in the Sevastopol lands, where there are continuous bloody battles. In this work, the author sympathizes with all the soldiers who go on heroic deeds, protecting their land.
A wonderful novel by the writer can be called the book “Under the Southern Cross”. The events of the work take place in Australia far from us. The main characters set off in search of adventure on a Chinese merchant ship. Having overcome many difficulties, the characters finally get to the island they need and meet there a Papuan tribe that introduces them to their traditions, but this happens in a not quite formal setting.