{"product_id":"the-true-story-of-the-unknown-soldier-by-jacques-tardi-9781683965138","title":"The True Story of the Unknown Soldier","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47433075884268,"sku":"9781683965138","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781683965138.jpg?v=1774765631","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-true-story-of-the-unknown-soldier-by-jacques-tardi-9781683965138","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}