Regeneration

Regeneration, one in Pat Barker's series of novels confronting the psychological effects of World War I, focuses on treatment methods during the war and the story of a decorated English officer sent to a military hospital after publicly declaring he will no longer fight. Yet the novel is much more. Written in sparse prose that is shockingly clear -- the descriptions of electronic treatments are particularly harrowing -- it combines real-life characters and events with fictional ones in a work that examines the insanity of war like no other. Barker also weaves in issues of class and politics in this compactly powerful book. Other books in the series include The Eye in the Door and the Booker Award winner The Ghost Road.

Regenerarea, una din seriile de romane ale lui Pat Barker, care se confrunta cu efectele psihologice ale Primului Razboi Mondial, se concentreaza pe metodele de tratament din timpul razboiului si pe povestea unui ofiter englez decorat trimis la un spital militar dupa ce a declarat public ca nu va mai lupta. Cu toate acestea, romanul este mult mai mult.