A Broken World
Letters, Diaries and Memories of the Great War
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
16 July 2018
Summary
Edited by the bestselling author of Birdsong and Dr Hope Wolf, this is an original and illuminating non-fiction anthology of writing on the First World War.
A lieutenant writes of digging through bodies that have the consistency of Camembert cheese; a mother sends flower seeds to her son at the Front, hoping that one day someone may see them grow; a nurse tends a man back to health knowing he will be court-martialled and shot as soon as he is fit.
Diaries, le…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099597797 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099597799 |
| Author: | Sebastian Faulks, Dr Hope Wolf |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 16 July 2018 |
| Weight: | 256g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 129mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
“The selections have extraordinary literary power … they speak with distinctive voices, which echo in the mind.” –Charles Moore, Daily Telegraph
The First World War anthology for our time * Evening Standard *
The selections have extraordinary literary power…they speak with distinctive voices, which echo in the mind – Charles Moore * Daily Telegraph *
A marvellous collection * Independent *
This is a unique collection of contemporary accounts – and just as compelling as the work of any historian * Scotsman *
Sebastian Faulks
Sebastian Faulks
Sebastian Faulks has written nineteen books, including A Week in December and The Fatal Englishman, both of which were number one on The Sunday Times bestseller lists. He is best known for Birdsong, part of his French trilogy, and Human Traces, the first in an ongoing Austrian trilogy. Before becoming a full-time writer, he worked as a journalist for national newspapers. He has also written screenplays and has appeared in small roles on stage. He lives in London.
Hope Wolf
Hope Wolf is a Research Fellow in English at Girton College, the University of Cambridge. Her main interests are in modern and contemporary literature, life writing, and culture. She holds a PhD from King’s College London, and her doctoral research focused on archives at the Imperial War Museum.
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