{"product_id":"the-return-of-the-soldier-paperback-4","title":"The Return of the Soldier - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRebecca West\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBernard Schweizer\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCharles Thorne\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The only edition of this important modernist novel to provide annotation and historical materials. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Return of the Soldier\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of a shell-shocked soldier who returns home from the First World War believing that he is in love with a working-class woman from his past, rather than married to his aristocratic wife. His family and doctor must decide whether to allow him to remain safely in his delusion, or to bring him back to reality and return him to the front. A brief novel with a seemingly simple plot, it is a classic of modernist literature and provides a point of entry into discussions of some of the twentieth century's most enduring themes. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Appendices include textual variants, patriotic and antiwar verse from World War I, war journalism by West, contemporary paintings and propaganda posters, and material on shell-shock. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBernard Schweizer\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of English at Long Island University. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCharles Thorne\u003c\/strong\u003e teaches English at Bergen Community College, New Jersey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 21, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42167455056007,"sku":"9781551115122","price":32.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/bbbc81b6ff6e41af8b8dc3cedf7b1094.webp?v=1733327775","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-return-of-the-soldier-paperback-4","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}