Книга: Death of a Hero (Aldington Richard); Penguin, 2013

One of the great World War I antiwar novels—honest, chilling, and brilliantly satirical.Based on the author's experiences on the Western Front, Richard Aldington's first novel, 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. Death of a Hero 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 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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Параметр	Значение
ISBN	9780143106876
Автор(ы)	Aldington Richard
Вес	0.31
Возрастное ограничение	16+
Год издания	2013
Жанр	проза на иностранном языке
Издатель	Penguin
Издательство	Penguin
Кол-во страниц	372
Количество книг	1
Количество страниц	372
Обложка	мягкая обложка
Переплет	60х90/16
Переплёт	мягкий
Размеры	12,80 см × 19,60 см × 2,40 см
Серия	Penguin Classics
Страниц	344
Тематика	Классическая проза
Тип обложки	мягкая
Формат	60х90/16