{"product_id":"the-vintage-book-of-war-fiction-9781400030408","title":"The Vintage Book of War Fiction","description":"In this powerful anthology, Sebastian Faulks, author of the international bestseller \u003ci\u003eBirdsong, \u003c\/i\u003e and J rg Hensgen have put together some of the finest fictional writing about war in the 20th century. Whether reporting with sober clarity or raw despair, the assembled novelists each found a way to transcend the facts of death and metal, tanks and blood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany of the writers are concerned with battle, but others dwell on moments of calm, love, and friendship. From revolutionary Russia to Republican Spain; from the trenches of the Western Front to the skies over Korea and the jungles of Vietnam, this is a book filled with heroism and horror, savagery and compassion, and lightning-flashes of anarchic humor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSebastian Faulks is best known for his trilogy of novels set in France: \u003cb\u003eThe Girl at the Lion d'Or, Birdsong\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eCharlotte Gray\u003c\/b\u003e, the latter two of which were bestsellers. After a period in France, he and his family now live in London. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJ?rg Hensgen was born in Germany and studied at the universities of Wuppertal, G?ttingen, and Hamburg. He now lives in London and works as an editor.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50849694810386,"sku":"9781400030408","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cce0cfb1-5992-4eb5-8d6d-cb023e522e98.jpg?v=1737401130","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-vintage-book-of-war-fiction-9781400030408","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}