{"product_id":"the-face-of-war-paperback","title":"The Face of War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartha Gellhorn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMartha Gellhorn was a fearless war correspondent for nearly fifty years and a leading journalistic voice of her generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e From the Spanish Civil War in 1937 through the wars in Central America in the mid-eighties, her candid reporting reflected her deep empathy for people no matter their political ideology, and the openness and vulnerability of her conscience. \"I wrote very fast, as I had to,\" she says, \"afraid that I would forget the exact sound, smell, words, gestures, which were special to this moment and this place.\" Whether in Java, Finland, the Middle East, or Vietnam, she used the same vigorous approach. Collecting the best of Gellhorn's pieces on foreign conflicts and now with a new introduction by Lauren Elkin, \u003ci\u003eThe Face of War\u003c\/i\u003e is what the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e called \"a brilliant anti-war book\" and has become a classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartha Gellhorn\u003c\/b\u003e (1908-1998) was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She was a war correspondent for \u003ci\u003eCollier's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e of New York from 1937 to 1946 and for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e of London from 1966-1967. In addition to her journalism, she wrote seven novels and four short-story collections, receiving an O. Henry Award in 1958. She was married to Ernest Hemingway from 1940 to 1946 and T. S. Matthews from 1954 to 1963. Gellhorn lived most of her life in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 16, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761375871264,"sku":"9780802128744","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/edfab1781823dd31db89a8c87f29530a.webp?v=1780205911","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-face-of-war-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}