Le vitriol de la lune / Le martyre de l'obèse

Henri Béraud (1885-1958) was a French novelist and journalist who began his career in 1903, became one of France's best-selling authors, and won the prestigious Prix Goncourt in 1922 for Le Vitriol de Lune and Le Martyre de l'obèse. Notable works include Lazarus (1924) and travel reports like Ce que j'ai vu à Moscou. His reputation was marred by collaboration with Vichy France during WWII, leading to a death sentence in 1945 (later commuted), due to his Anglophobic and antisemitic writings.