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Au revoir là-haut follows the lives of two severely wounded French soldiers during the final months of World I and the difficult transition to peacetime France. Their experiences with injury, treatment, and displacement expose a national indifference to those who fought. Confronted with poverty and bureaucratic neglect, the veterans devise elaborate plans to challenge post‑war injustices and influence public perception. Their bold actions highlight the lasting scars of war and the struggle for recognition and compensation in a society that has largely turned its back on its veterans.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: War & Military Fiction/World War I Fiction
Authors: Pierre Lemaitre
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