{"product_id":"war-primer","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":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46193746378929,"sku":"9781784782085","price":25.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46193746411697,"sku":"4f13a560-48e2-39a5-bdee-a2398639d1cd","price":19.19,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_ae9c4296-01f1-4b51-b496-b9d7a246d9d0.jpg?v=1763715255","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/products\/war-primer","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}