{"product_id":"death-of-a-hero-penguin-classics","title":"Death of a Hero (Penguin Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aldington, Richard\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColor:\u003c\/b\u003e Black\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition:\u003c\/b\u003e Reprint\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePenguin Books\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 26-02-2013\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Number:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143106876\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Product Description      \u003cbr\u003e\nOne of the great World War I antiwar novels—honest, chilling, and brilliantly satirical \u003cbr\u003e\nBased on the author's experiences on the Western Front, Richard Aldington's first novel, \u003cbr\u003e\nDeath 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. \u003cbr\u003e\nDeath of a Hero vividly evokes the morally degrading nature of combat as it rushes toward its astounding finish.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFor 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.\u003cbr\u003e\n      Review      \u003cbr\u003e\n\"[\u003cbr\u003e\nDeath of a Hero] takes its place among the half dozen superb stories of the war that will not let men forget.” —\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Nation\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n“\u003cbr\u003e\nDeath of a Hero is a book impossible to ignore.” —\u003cbr\u003e\nArnold Bennett\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n“This novel is an undervalued war novel treasure by a pioneering 20th-century literary figure. The quality of writing about the war should rank this novel among the classics about World War I warfare and even for all time.” —\u003cbr\u003e\nJames H. Meredith\u003cbr\u003e\n      About the Author      \u003cbr\u003e\nRichard Aldington (1892–1962) was known as a translator, critic, biographer, and poet of distinction. He joined the British Army in 1916 and was wounded in 1918.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nJames H. Meredith, a retired United States Air Force lieutenant colonel, is the introducer of the Penguin Classics editions of \u003cbr\u003e\nPaths of Glory by Humphrey Cobb and \u003cbr\u003e\nBombs Away by John Steinbeck.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143106876\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.8 x 5.0 x 0.9 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49191313277232,"sku":"Prakash_9780143106876","price":879.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/penguin-book-default-title-death-of-a-hero-penguin-classics-39057304289584.jpg?v=1775960683","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/death-of-a-hero-penguin-classics","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}