Barker, Pat
Life Class
- ISBN 13:
- 9780141019475
- author:
- Barker, Pat
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2008
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.6 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Modern fiction
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Life Class, the first novel in Pat Barker's acclaimed trilogy, is a powerful exploration of art and war. Set in the years leading up to the outbreak of World War I, the story follows Paul Tarrant, a young artist struggling to find his place in the world.
The students at the Slade School of Art gather in Henry Tonks's studio for his life-drawing class, but for Paul, the class is a source of tension and uncertainty. As war breaks out and the army refuses to take him, Paul enlists in the Belgian Red Cross, and his feelings for fellow student Elinor Brooke become increasingly complicated.
Against the backdrop of devastation in Ypres, Paul is forced to confront the world anew and question whether his experiences have changed him forever. A masterful and gripping portrayal of a pivotal moment in history, Life Class is a deeply moving and thought-provoking novel.
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