{"product_id":"9781784782108","title":"War Primer","description":"\u003cb\u003eA terrifying series of short poems by one of the world’s leading playwrights, set to images of World War II\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this singular book written during World War Two, Bertolt Brecht presents a devastating visual and lyrical attack on war under modern capitalism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The result is an outstanding literary memorial to World War Two and one of the most spontaneous, revealing and moving of Brecht’s works.","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47184081518832,"sku":"9781784782108","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781784782108_p0.jpg?v=1763726384","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781784782108","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}