{"product_id":"fear-a-novel-of-world-war-i-9781590177167","title":"Fear: A Novel of World War I","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAward-Winning WWI Novel: Fear by Gabriel Chevallier\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA NYRB Classics Original\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Scott Moncrieff Prize for Translation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGabriel Chevallier's \u003ci\u003eFear\u003c\/i\u003e stands as one of the most powerful indictments of war ever written. This literary masterpiece follows Jean Dartemont, a young French soldier who enlists in 1915 with enthusiasm, only to confront the brutal reality of trench warfare during World War I.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA Soldier's Journey Through the Great War\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJean Dartemont begins his service eager not to miss the action of what was promised as \"the war to end all wars.\" What follows is a harrowing descent into the unceasing carnage of the Western Front. Trapped in trenches and thrust over the top into no man's land, Jean experiences the unimaginable slaughter that defined the Great War. After sustaining wounds, he returns home to discover a society willfully ignorant of the front's horrors—a public and government that continue glorifying heroes while sending more men to their deaths.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eBreaking the Silence on War's Reality\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJean refuses to remain silent. He speaks the forbidden word that no one wants to hear: fear. This unflinching honesty makes \u003ci\u003eFear\u003c\/i\u003e essential reading for understanding the human cost of World War I and the century of conflict it inaugurated. John Berger called it \"a book of the utmost urgency and relevance,\" a description that remains accurate decades after publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Gabriel Chevallier\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGabriel Chevallier (1895-1969) drew from his own experiences as a WWI infantryman. Called up at the war's start, he was wounded and returned to serve the duration, earning the Croix de Guerre and Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur. He began writing \u003ci\u003eFear\u003c\/i\u003e in 1925 but delayed publication until 1930. The novel was suppressed during World War II and not reissued until 1951. Chevallier achieved international fame with \u003ci\u003eClochemerle\u003c\/i\u003e (1934) and wrote twenty-one novels throughout his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThis NYRB Classics Edition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMalcolm Imrie's translation won the Scott Moncrieff Prize, the most prestigious award for French-to-English translation. This NYRB Classics edition features an introduction by John Berger, author of \u003ci\u003eG.\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWays of Seeing\u003c\/i\u003e, providing crucial context for this essential war novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor readers of literary fiction, military history enthusiasts, and anyone seeking to understand the true nature of combat, \u003ci\u003eFear\u003c\/i\u003e delivers an unforgettable and necessary reckoning with war's brutal reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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\u003e won the Scott Moncrieff Prize, the most prestigious award for a French-to-English translation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York Review of Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50681258606866,"sku":"9781590177167","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d6ddb24e-2b5d-45bd-894d-6945d690c70a.jpg?v=1733950920","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/fear-a-novel-of-world-war-i-9781590177167","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}