{"product_id":"under-fire-paperback-1","title":"Under Fire - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHenri Barbusse\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobin Buss\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJ. Winter\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on his own experience of the Great War, Henri Barbusse's novel is a powerful account of one of the greatest horrors mankind has inflicted on itself. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor the group of ordinary men in the French Sixth Battalion, thrown together from all over France and longing for home, war is simply a matter of survival, lightened only by the arrival of their rations or a glimpse of a pretty girl or a brief reprieve in the hospital. Reminiscent of classics like Hemingway's \u003ci\u003eA Farewell to Arms\u003c\/i\u003e and Remarque's \u003ci\u003eAll Quiet on the Western Front\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnder Fire\u003c\/i\u003e (originally published in French as \u003ci\u003eLa Feu\u003c\/i\u003e) vividly evokes life in the trenches: the mud, stench, and monotony of waiting while constantly fearing for one's life in an infernal and seemingly eternal battlefield. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenri Barbusse\u003c\/b\u003e (1873-1935) was a volunteer who fought in World War I, a noted pacifist, and later a communist. His novels include \u003cb\u003eClarte\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eThe Knife Between the Teeth\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobin Buss\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and translator who works for the\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and as television critic for The \u003cb\u003eTimes Educational Supplement\u003c\/b\u003e. He studied at the University of Paris, where he took a degree and a doctorate in French literature. He is part-author of the article 'French Literature' in \u003cb\u003eEncyclopaedia Britannica\u003c\/b\u003e and has published critical studies of works by Vigny and Cocteau, and three books on European cinema, \u003cb\u003eThe French Through Their Films\u003c\/b\u003e (1988), \u003cb\u003eItalian Films\u003c\/b\u003e (1989) and \u003cb\u003eFrench Film Noir\u003c\/b\u003e (1994). He has also translated a number of volumes for Penguin Classics.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 318\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 7.78 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 31, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42686396203071,"sku":"9780143039044","price":25.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4cd598619e6dbd01728531bef8e6bd3b.webp?v=1764974798","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/under-fire-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}