L'Armée des ombres

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L'Armée des ombres is a 1943 novel by Joseph Kessel that portrays the clandestine activities and moral struggles of the French Resistance during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II novel
film
novel
author Joseph Kessel NERFINISHED
authorNationality French
basedOn Joseph Kessel's experiences in the French Resistance
L'Armée des ombres NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
France
depicts French Resistance fighters
Gestapo repression
underground networks
director Jean-Pierre Melville NERFINISHED
form prose
genre historical fiction
resistance literature
war novel
hasAdaptation Army of Shadows (film) NERFINISHED
hasCharacterType Gestapo agents
informers
resistance fighters
language French
literaryMovement French Resistance literature
literaryPeriod 20th-century literature
mainTheme French Resistance NERFINISHED
betrayal
clandestine activities
loyalty
moral dilemmas
sacrifice
narrativePerspective third-person narrative
notableFor exploration of ethical ambiguity in wartime
realistic portrayal of resistance activities
originalLanguage French
originalTitle L'Armée des ombres NERFINISHED
placeOfAction occupied France
publicationContext German occupation of France
publicationYear 1943
setInCountry France NERFINISHED
setInPeriod World War II
subjectMatter psychological impact of resistance
resistance to Nazi occupation
underground warfare
timeOfAction early 1940s

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Joseph Kessel notableWork L'Armée des ombres
Joseph Kessel workAdaptedIntoFilm L'Armée des ombres
Simone Signoret notableWork L'Armée des ombres
Serge Reggiani notableWork L'Armée des ombres
Charles Vanel notableWork L'Armée des ombres
this entity surface form: L’Armée des ombres