Death of a Hero by Richard Aldington

Death of a Hero by Richard Aldington

One of the great World War I antiwar novels--honest, chilling, and brilliantly satirical

Based on the author's experiences on the Western Front, Richard Aldington's first novel, Death 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. Death of a Hero vividly evokes the morally degrading nature of combat as it rushes toward its astounding finish.

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Richard Aldington (1892-1962) was a founding poet of the Imagist movement and a novelist who conveyed the horror of war through his written works such as Death of a Hero. He was also known for his work as a translator, critic, and biographer. Aldington interrupted his writing career to serve in the British army during World War I.

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ISBN 13	9780701206048
ISBN 10	0701206047
Title	Death of a Hero
Author	Richard Aldington
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House (UK)
Year published	1984-09-01
Number of pages	400
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