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The Officers’ Ward by Marc Dugain, a novel which tells the story of one soldier’s brief experience of the First World War and the scars it leaves him with. After his face is horribly disfigured at the beginning of the war, Adrien Fournier is transferred to a military hospital, where he remains for the rest of the conflict. He must resign himself to his new appearance and find the courage to face his friends, family and society as a whole.
The Officers’ Ward was published in 1998 and was shortlisted for Le Grand Prix du roman de l’Académie française. The phenomenal success of the novel convinced Dugain to become a full-time writer, and he has since written several novels and a play. 



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