{"product_id":"105646","title":"War","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[von Golßenau (Arnold Friedrich Vieth)] \"Ludwig Renn\".War, endpapers lightly foxed, 1929; After War, 1931, first English editions,original cloth, dust-jackets, slightly toned with some surface soiling, the second with upper panel and flap detached and spine ends chipped, 8vo, (2)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Ludwig Renn' was the name of the protagonist in War, for which the author eschewed his own noble title and name in response to his increasing communist sympathies and involvement. Largely reflecting on autobiographical themes, the novel depicts the life of an ordinary soldier in the First World War, covering the battles of Marne, the Somme and Champagne 1917-18. The sequel, After War, helped build Renn's reputation as the most important German communist writer of the inter-war period.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"RENN, Ludwig.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57065433727351,"sku":"105646","price":617.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/105646.jpg?v=1780534426","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/en-us\/products\/105646","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}