Death of a Hero (Penguin Classics)

Death of a Hero (Penguin Classics)

One of the great World War I antiwar novelsâ€”honest, chilling, and brilliantly satirical
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Based on the author's experiences on the Western Front, Richard Aldington's first novel,Â Death of a Hero, finally joins the ranks of Penguin Classics. Our hero is George Winterbourne, who enlists in the British Expeditionary Army during the Great War and gets sent to France. After a rash of casualties leads to his promotion through the ranks, he grows increasingly cynical about the war and disillusioned by the hypocrisies of British society. Aldington's writing about Britain's ignorance of the tribulations of its soldiers is among the most biting ever published.Â Death of a HeroÂ vividly evokes the morally degrading nature of combat as it rushes toward its astounding finish.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700Â titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theÂ series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-dateÂ translations by award-winning translators.
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Penguin Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780143106876
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2013-02-26
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780143106876

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin
Manufacturer	Penguin Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780143106876
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2013-02-26
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780143106876

Death of a Hero (Penguin Classics)

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