{"product_id":"the-true-story-of-the-unknown-soldier","title":"The True Story of the Unknown Soldier","description":"Fantagraphics 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.\u003cbr\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. In \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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jenna Allen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42849620918333,"sku":"9781683965138","price":29.66,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9781683965138_cdf156dd-473e-4c95-a6a1-3a81f7010666.jpg?v=1767039714","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/the-true-story-of-the-unknown-soldier","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}