{"product_id":"the-true-story-of-the-unknown-soldier-hardcover","title":"The True Story of the Unknown Soldier - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTardi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJenna Allen\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFantagraphics presents two experimental, early works by the French cartooning legend Tardi. These comics, created in the mid-'70s, provide a fascinating preview of the masterworks of his prolific career. While they are not narratively linked, an eerie sense of foreboding suffuses stories in this collection: they both depict sex and brutal violence and condemn the horrors of war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe True Story of the Unknown Soldier\u003c\/em\u003e follows a pulp novelist turned soldier who, driven to delirium amidst the trenches of WWI, becomes tormented by visions of his own seedy creations. This stream-of-consciousness tale visualizes the tortured psyche of its protagonist through dazzling dreamscapes and surreal scenarios. In \u003cem\u003eThe National Razor\u003c\/em\u003e, a soldier returns from war a shattered man. Drowning himself in drink, he wanders the streets of Paris without purpose; in this numb stupor, he finds himself caught up in strange situations, lashes out in unexpectedly violent ways, and ultimately meets with a bloody end. At once a visceral depiction of the trauma wrought by war and a powerful denunciation of the death penalty and France's iconic guillotine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 11.9 x 8.9 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 January 18, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42159501443207,"sku":"9781683965138","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/b22683a6cfa4a93b1867ba0668e0a2f2.webp?v=1733267046","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-true-story-of-the-unknown-soldier-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}