Unnamed Poilus

Submitted by sfr on Sun, 2020-01-26 14:09
Character Key Number: 
1968
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Unnamed Poilus
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Unnamed Poilus
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?: 
No
Biography: 

The rioters at the Cloche-Clos in "Ad Astra" include these "three poilus" - i.e. French soldiers (423). "Poilu," originating in the word for "hairy," was a common name for French infantrymen in World War I, since many of them did not shave or get their hair cut.

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