{"product_id":"fear-a-novel-of-world-war-i-paperback","title":"Fear: A Novel of World War I - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGabriel Chevallier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMalcolm Imrie\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJohn Berger\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA NYRB Classics Original\u003cbr\u003e Winner of the Scott Moncrieff Prize for Translation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA young soldier learns the true meaning of fear amidst the carnage of World War I in this literary masterpiece and \"one of the most effective indictments of war ever written\" (\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 \"war to end all wars\" 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 heroes--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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e John Berger has called \u003ci\u003eFear\u003c\/i\u003e \"a book of the utmost urgency and relevance.\" A literary masterpiece, it is also an essential and unforgettable reckoning with the terrible war that gave birth to a century of war.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGabriel Chevallier\u003c\/b\u003e (1895-1969) was the son of a notary clerk and lived in Lyon for most of his life. He was called up at the start of World War I and wounded a year later. Returning to the front, he spent the remainder of the war as an infantryman, and was ultimately awarded the Croix de Guerre and named Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur. He began writing \u003ci\u003eFear\u003c\/i\u003e in 1925 but did not publish it until 1930, a year after his first novel, \u003ci\u003eDurand: voyageur de commerce\u003c\/i\u003e, was released. \u003ci\u003eFear\u003c\/i\u003e was suppressed during World War II and not made available again until 1951, by which time Chevallier had earned international fame for his \u003ci\u003eClochemerle \u003c\/i\u003e(1934), a comedy of provincial French manners of the Beaujolais region that sold several million copies. In all Chevallier would write twenty-one novels, including several more set in the fictional village of Clochemerle. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Berger\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eTo the Wedding\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eInto Their Labours\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy, \u003ci\u003eAbout Looking\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWays of Seeing\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eG.\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he won the Booker Prize. His most recent book is \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding a Photograph\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of his writings about photography, edited by Geoff Dyer. He lives in a small rural community in France. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMalcolm Imrie\u003c\/b\u003e's translations from the French include Guy Debord's \u003ci\u003eComments on the Society of the Spectacle\u003c\/i\u003e and José Pierre's \u003ci\u003eInvestigating Sex: Surrealist Discussions 1928-1932\u003c\/i\u003e. His translation of Gabriel Chevallier's \u003ci\u003eFear \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Scott Moncrieff Prize, the most prestigious award for a French-to-English translation.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 20, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730436395071,"sku":"9781590177167","price":23.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/14dd59f24ecfdc4abf48fea525cd0d19.webp?v=1765125912","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/fear-a-novel-of-world-war-i-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}