War primer
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War primer
Verso, 2017
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Kriegsfibel
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Originally published in German under the title: Kriegsfibel. Eulenspiegel, 1955
"English-language edition first published by Libris 1998."--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references
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Description
In this singular book written during World War Two, Bertolt Brecht presents a devastating visual and lyrical attack on war under modern capitalism.
He takes photographs from newspapers and popular magazines, and adds short lapidary verses to each in a unique attempt to understand the truth of war using mass media.
Pictures of catastrophic bombings, propaganda portraits of leading Nazis, scenes of unbearable tragedy on the battlefield - all these images contribute to an anthology of horror, from which Brecht's perceptions are distilled in poems that are razor-sharp, angry and direct.
The result is an outstanding literary memorial to World War Two and one of the most spontaneous, revealing and moving of Brecht's works.
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