George Sherston's War

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:The_War_Poets
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:film
gptkb:stage_play
gptkbp:author gptkb:Siegfried_Sassoon
gptkbp:character_arc transformation of George Sherston
gptkbp:character_development George Sherston's growth
gptkbp:conflict internal conflict
external conflict
gptkbp:critical_reception generally positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact reflected societal views on war
influenced anti-war sentiment
inspired future war literature
gptkbp:follows gptkb:Memoirs_of_a_Fox-Hunting_Man
gptkbp:genre autobiographical novel
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:post-World_War_I_Britain
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label George Sherston's War
gptkbp:influenced_artists autobiographical fiction
war literature
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Wilfred_Owen
gptkb:Robert_Graves
personal experiences
gptkbp:isbn 978-0571231234
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:literary_significance critique of war
depiction of soldier's life
exploration of war's impact
gptkbp:motif gptkb:loss
gptkb:friendship
nature
gptkbp:narrative first-person
episodic
linear
gptkbp:notable_quote " I was a soldier, not a hero."
" The war was a great adventure."
gptkbp:part_of Sherston trilogy
gptkbp:precedes The Weald of Youth
gptkbp:protagonist gptkb:George_Sherston
gptkbp:published_in 1928
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Faber_and_Faber
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:setting gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:style lyrical
reflective
gptkbp:symbolism the home front
the front lines
the trenches
gptkbp:themes gptkb:identity
gptkb:war
trauma
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Complete_Memoirs_of_George_Sherston
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6