The Missing of the Somme

Republished to mark the centenary of the battle of the Somme Geoff Dyer's classic book is 'the great Great War book of our time' (Observer) The Missing of the Somme has become a classic meditation upon war and remembrance. It weaves a network of myth and memory, photos and films, poetry and sculptures, graveyards and ceremonies that illuminate our understanding of, and relationship to, the Great War.

• | Author: Geoff Dyer
• | Publisher: Canongate Books
• | Publication Date: Jun 30, 2016
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781782119265
• | ISBN-10: 1782119264