{"product_id":"the-journey-of-marcel-grob-paperback","title":"The Journey of Marcel Grob - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSébastien Goethals\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the dead of night, eighty-three-year-old Marcel Grob is sequestered by an investigating judge who questions him about his past. Particularly beginning on June 28, 1944, the day when \"Marzell,\" like ten thousand of his German-speaking peers from the French borderland province of Alsace, became a member of the Nazis' infamous Waffen SS.   \u003cbr\u003e    \u003cbr\u003e But did the teenager volunteer, or was he conscripted by the Nazis? Was he a \"Malgré-nous,\" one of those forced to comply, or was he a war criminal? To establish the truth of his troubled past, Marcel Grob will have to revisit painful memories as an adolescent forced to fight in Italy with the sinister Reichsführer division.    \u003cbr\u003e    \u003cbr\u003e Determined to prove his innocence, Marcel begins the story of a long journey into night.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilippe Collin holds a master's degree in contemporary history devoted to the purging of collaborators during the Liberation. Since 1999, he has been a producer and author of programs for television and radio, including the now-cult \u003ci\u003ePanique au Mangin Palace\u003c\/i\u003e on France Inter, and \u003ci\u003ePersonne ne bouge\u003c\/i\u003e broadcast by ARTE. Today, his weekly program on France Inter, \u003ci\u003eL'oeil du tigre\u003c\/i\u003e, combines sport and history.   Cartoonist and author of comics, Sébastien Goethals is known for his work in adapting detective stories and genre stories, including \u003ci\u003eLe Temps des sauvages\u003c\/i\u003e, based on Thomas Gunzig's novel, \u003ci\u003eManuel de survie à l'usage des incapables\u003c\/i\u003e. He published, in collaboration with Philippe Collin, \u003ci\u003eLe Voyage de Marcel Grob, \u003c\/i\u003e which was awarded the Prix Historia 2019 and the Prix Découverte 2020 at the Angoulême International Festival.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 10.35 x 7.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765904998688,"sku":"9781682478219","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1d950cbaf5658181295dd462f9d5c713.webp?v=1780282658","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-journey-of-marcel-grob-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}