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Harrison, Charles Yale Harrison

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ISBN 10: 0099439905 ISBN 13: 9780099439905

Casa editrice: Definitions, 2004

Riassunto

Drawing on his own experiences in the First World War, Charles Yale Harrison tells a stark and poignant story of a young man sent to fight on the Western Front. It is an unimaginably harrowing journey, especially for one not yet old enough to vote. In sparse but gripping prose, Harrison conveys a sense of the horror of life in the trenches. Here is where soldiers fight and die, entombed in mud, surrounded by rats and lice, forced to survive on insufficient rations. Harrison captures the only kind of humour possible under the circumstances of life on the Western Front - dark and sardonic, a mingling of comedy and horror.

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Recensione:

"Harrison's style is clipped, terse and appropriately stark for the harrowing events described, lightened by the warmth of young male camaraderie . . . This is a novel which should prove useful to young readers engaged in First World War studies" (The School Librarian)

"A welcome re-issue of a great anti-war classic" (Inis)

"The best of the war books" (New York Evening Standard)

"The importance of this work cannot be overstated" (Globe and Mail)

Descrizione del libro:

A shockingly frank portrayal of the experiences of a group of soldiers in the trenches.

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• Editore: Definitions
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0099439905
• ISBN 13: 9780099439905
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 160