The 14th by Jean Eshnoz, according to French criticism, was included in the list of the most notable novels of 2012. Pictures of the war, created on the documentary material of diary entries, under the pen of a minimalist writer acquire emblematic features. For Russian readers, his publication is an opportunity to touch on a topic that, for historical reasons, is not particularly well developed in Russian literature. The appearance of this book on the anniversary The centenary year of the First World War seems particularly appropriate.