| The Missing of the Somme Lib/E Contributor(s): Dyer, Geoff (Author), Ferguson, Antony (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0792782011 ISBN-13: 9780792782018 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing OUR PRICE: $44.96 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: September 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Criticism & Theory - History | Military - World War I |
| Physical Information: 1.6" H x 7.1" W x 6.3" (0.75 lbs) |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Geoff Dyer has won fans writing about everything from jazz to D. H. Lawrence, from photography to neurotic enlightenment, from Cambodia to Rome. The Missing of the Somme, his remarkable book on the significance of the First World War, is a gem for Dyer fans and history buffs alike. With his characteristic wit and insight, here Dyer weaves a network of myth and memory, photos and film, poetry and sculptures, graveyards, and ceremonies that illuminate our understanding of, and relationship to, the Great War. From one of our most beloved authors, this is a personal meditation on war and remembrance. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dyer, Geoff: - Geoff Dyer is the author of several novels, a critical study of John Berger, and numerous genre-defying books, including But Beautiful, which was awarded the Somerset Maugham Prize, and Out of Sheer Rage, which was a National Book Critics Circle finalist. He lives in London. Ferguson, Antony: -Antony Ferguson, Earphones Award-winning narrator, was born in London. He has performed successfully on both sides of the Atlantic and has played many leading roles in theater, film, and television. |