# Henri Barbusse — Now It Can Be Told character guide

> Henri Barbusse in Now It Can Be Told by Philip Gibbs.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Barbusse

**First appearance:** 0003-i

## Who they are

French author and war novelist.

## In the story

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xiii)

The narrator references Barbusse's book 'Le Feu' and notes that the soldiers he sees are Barbusse's comrades, living in the same misery Barbusse described.

### [Part VIII: For What Men Died](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/part-viii-for-what-men-died)

Mentioned as the author of 'Le Feu', contrasting his unrelieved blackness with the narrator's balanced portrayal.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/i)

Mentioned as the author of 'Le Feu', which the narrator contrasts with his own more balanced portrayal.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/iii)

Cited as a Frenchman who courageously denounces militarism and the salute to the flag, arguing all peoples shared guilt in the war.

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