Monde (review)

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Monde
Former editorsAugustin Habaru
Categories Political magazine
Cultural magazine
FrequencyWeekly
Founder Henri Barbusse
Year founded1928
First issue9 June 1928
Final issue1935
Country France
Based in Paris
Language French

Monde was a weekly French international communist magazine. [1] The magazine featured articles about international culture and politics. It was published in Paris, France, from 1928 until 1935, [2] the year of the death of its founder, the writer Henri Barbusse.

History and profile

The first issue of Monde appeared on 9 June 1928. [3] The magazine was started as an alternative to mainstream communist publications in France. [4] Henri Barbusse was the founder of the magazine which was published on a weekly basis. [4] He also served as the director of the magazine. [3] Augustin Habaru was the first editor-in-chief. [3] The magazine had its headquarters in Paris. [5]

Monde had an editorial board of which the members were elected by the stakeholders of the Societe Anonyme Monde. [3] The magazine published some articles by George Orwell while he was living in Paris including his first article as a professional writer, "La Censure en Angleterre", which appeared on 6 October 1928. [6]

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