Adolphe Chenevière

Adolphe Chenevière was a Swiss writer, born in 1855. He led a quiet life studying literature. In the 1890s, he suddenly started writing novels, which sold very well, but – just as suddenly – he stopped. His only piece of work translated into English is ‘Tonton’, a story about the sadness of war. He died in 1917.

Articles by Adolphe Chenevière

Tonton

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A young soldier tells his friend a story about the horrors of war in North Africa. He remembers attacking a village and killing men and women, only to find a little girl who is left an orphan. He takes her with him and grows to love her but their friendship ends in tragedy. (1,470 words)