« Le grand troupeau » by Jean Giono
For a long time, I had the project to illustrate the book of a writer who had fought during the Great War. I read again and again « Le Grand Troupeau » by Jean Giono, « Le feu » by Henri Barbusse, « Les croix de bois » by Roland Dorgelès, « La peur » by Gabriel Chevallier, « Vie des martyrs » by Georges Duhamel, « A l’ouest rien de nouveau » by Eric-Maria Remarque.
From a graphical standpoint, « Le grand troupeau » typically allowed the drawing of scenes of peace, which contrasted with the horror of war scenes.
