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Fear: A Novel of World War I (New York Review Books Classics)

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Fear: A Novel of World War I (New York Review Books Classics)

An NYRB Classics Original

Winner of the Scott Moncrieff Prize for Translation

1915: Jean Dartemont heads off to the Great War, an eager conscript. The only thing he fears is missing the action. Soon, however, the vaunted â€œwar to end all warsâ€ seems like a war that will never end: whether mired in the trenches or going over the top, Jean finds himself caught in the midst of an unimaginable, unceasing slaughter. After he is wounded, he returns from the front to discover a world where no one knows or wants to know any of this. Both the public and the authorities go on talking about heroesâ€”and sending more men to their graves. But Jean refuses to keep silent. He will speak the forbidden word. He will tell them about fear.

John Berger has called Fear â€œa book of the utmost urgency and relevance.â€ A literary masterpiece, it is also an essential and unforgettable reckoning with the terrible war that gave birth to a century of war.
Country USA
Brand New York Review of Books
Manufacturer NYRB Classics
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 1590177169-localization
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2014-05-20
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781590177167

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