{"product_id":"zone-rouge-9781961884557","title":"Zone Rouge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe are démineurs. We dismantle bombs. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFerrand Martin and his team of démineurs spend their days in the ruined fields of Zone Rouge on the periphery of modern day Verdun, France where they clean up the artillery and explosives used in World War I. One bullet, one bit of shrapnel, one bomb at a time. The work, they say, is not measured in days, months, or years, but in generations. It's taken a century to get this far, and it will take many more centuries to complete. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne morning, a routine call to pick up a half-buried artillery shell turns out to be much more than just a single missile: they discover a human skeleton, fully intact. Ferrand and his fellow démineurs dig deep into poisoned soil to reveal the past is rarely ever distant from the present. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis startling discovery kicks off a series of events that sees the usually desolate Zone Rouge teem with activity as academics, politicians, and locals all wrangle over the legacy of the War and what it means to remember. \u003ci\u003eZone Rouge\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant reimagining of the Sisyphus myth suffused with our contemporary anxieties over war, climate, class, and the ghosts of our pasts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eIn the way only the best anti-war literature does, Plunkett immerses us in the lasting consequences of humanity's old, ruinous lie...\" -Matt Gallagher, author of DAYBREAK\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlunkett, Michael Jerome:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eMichael Jerome Plunkett\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer from Long Island. He served in the United States Marine Corps and worked as an EMT in South Carolina. He is the Co-founder and Executive Director of the Literature of War Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to enriching the minds of those in uniform by providing access to exceptional literature and fostering meaningful discussions around military experiences, leadership, and the human condition. He hosts its podcast, The LitWar Podcast which has featured guests such as Elliot Ackerman, Phil Klay, and Emily St. John Mandel. He led the Patrol Base Abbate Book Club for veterans and hosted guests such as Sebastian Junger, Ocean Vuong, and Kaveh Akbar. He was a 2021 VCCA Fellow. He was a scholar in the 2024 Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program at the George W. Bush Presidential Center. He was a 2025 resident in the Edith Wharton Writing Residency. His writing has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe Wrath-Bearing Tree\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe War Horse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLeatherneck Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCoffee or Die\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDirtbag Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLethal Minds Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eZone Rouge\u003c\/i\u003e is his debut novel.","brand":"Unnamed Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51580329689362,"sku":"9781961884557","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d22ed848-5e88-4122-a38b-8c155eaa1f37.jpg?v=1756216492","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/zone-rouge-9781961884557","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}