A Broken World by Sebastian Faulks
Edited by the bestselling author of Birdsong and Dr Hope Wolf, this is an original and illuminating non-fiction anthology of writing on the First World War.
"the pleasure of the book is in the straightforward human responses. . simplicity scores higher than writerly rhetoric" -- Libby Purves * The Times *
"As you would expect from [. . .] Sebastian Faulks, the selections have extraordinary literary power . . . they speak with distinctive voices, which echo in the mind." -- Charles Moore * Daily Telegraph *
"a marvellous collection" -- Arifa Akbar * Independent *
"it is the pain, suffering and confusion that dominates this impressive work, the reality of warfare summed up by Private Frank Cocker, who wrote from the front in 1915 following the loss of his brother, “My heart is so stunned I don’t know whether it is broken or not.”" * Daily Express *
"It is very much the First World War anthology for our time." * Evening Standard *
"As you would expect from [. . .] Sebastian Faulks, the selections have extraordinary literary power . . . they speak with distinctive voices, which echo in the mind." -- Charles Moore * Daily Telegraph *
"a marvellous collection" -- Arifa Akbar * Independent *
"it is the pain, suffering and confusion that dominates this impressive work, the reality of warfare summed up by Private Frank Cocker, who wrote from the front in 1915 following the loss of his brother, “My heart is so stunned I don’t know whether it is broken or not.”" * Daily Express *
"It is very much the First World War anthology for our time." * Evening Standard *
SEBASTIAN FAULKS's books include the number one bestseller A Week in December, Human Traces, On Green Dolphin Street, Charlotte Gray and Birdsong, which has sold more than three million copies. HOPE WOLF is a Research Fellow in English at Girton College, the University of Cambridge. She holds a PhD from King's College London, and her doctoral research focused on archives at the Imperial War Museum.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780091954222 |
| ISBN 10 | 0091954223 |
| Title | A Broken World |
| Author | Sebastian Faulks |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 2014-07-03 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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