{"product_id":"9781784782085","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":"Bertolt Brecht","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":46458794508500,"sku":"9781784782085","price":25.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_b5381e7e-5a05-4c62-8e33-e1e00255e0fe.jpg?v=1751571337","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9781784782085","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}