Henri Bachelin

Henri Bachelin (1879-1941) was a French writer renowned for his realistic depictions of provincial life in the Morvan region through novels and short stories such as Le Village, Sous d'humbles toits, and Juliette la jolie. He achieved major literary recognition by winning the Prix Femina in 1918 for Le Serviteur, a homage to his father, and the Prix Jean Revel for Le Village in 1919, while also authoring historical novels, works of criticism, and musicology texts including Les Grandes Orgues. French