{"product_id":"the-war-a-memoir-9781565842212","title":"The War: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Lover\u003c\/em\u003e, Marguerite Duras's haunting memoir of suffering and survival in a time when Europe was torn asunder\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten in 1944 and first published in 1985, Duras's riveting account of life in Paris during the Nazi occupation and the first months of liberation depicts the harrowing realities of World War II-era France with a rich conviction enhanced by [a] spare, almost arid, technique (Julian Barnes, \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/em\u003e ). Duras, by then married and part of a French resistance network headed by François Mitterand, tells of nursing her starving husband back to health after his return from Bergen-Belsen, interrogating a suspected collaborator, and playing a game of cat and mouse with a Gestapo officer who was attracted to her. The result is more than one woman's diary . . . [it is] a haunting portrait of a time and a place and also a state of mind (\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-94708\"\u003eMarguerite Duras\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781565842212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1565842219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO007000\"\u003eLiterary Figures\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003ePersonal Memoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS013000\"\u003eEurope | France\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarguerite Duras (1914-1996) was one of France's most important literary figures. She is the author of such acclaimed novels as \u003ci\u003eThe Lover\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ravishing of Lol Stein\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Sailor from Gibraltar\u003c\/i\u003e and wrote the screenplay for \u003ci\u003eHiroshima Mon Amour\u003c\/i\u003e. The New Press has published translations of her books \u003ci\u003eThe North China Lover\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe War\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWartime Writings\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43833034473611,"sku":"9781565842212","price":22.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_e6fe1c97-ccfe-47c7-aa35-4a89edbf4697.jpg?v=1755629219","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-war-a-memoir-9781565842212","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}