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Regeneration Series

This trilogy delves into the brutal realities of World War I, examining the trauma and psychological scars left on soldiers. It follows characters navigating the harsh conditions of the war zone, confronting both physical and mental suffering. The series serves as a powerful meditation on human resilience in the face of unimaginable violence and loss. It offers a poignant look at the profound individual impact of large-scale conflict.

The Regeneration Trilogy
The Ghost Road
Regeneration - 2: The Eye in the Door
Regeneration. Niemandsland, englische Ausgabe

Recommended Reading Order

  1. Regeneration. Niemandsland, englische Ausgabe

    • 256 pages
    • 9 hours of reading

    Craiglockhart War Hospital, Scotland, 1917, where army psychiatrist William Rivers is treating shell-shocked soldiers. Under his care are the poets Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen, as well as mute Billy Prior, who is only able to communicate by means of pencil and paper. Rivers�s job is to make the men in his charge healthy enough to fight. Yet the closer he gets to mending his patients� minds the harder becomes every decision to send them back to the horrors of the front � Regeneration is the classic exploration of how the traumas of war brutalised a generation of young men. The first book in the Regeneration trilogy

    Regeneration. Niemandsland, englische Ausgabe1
    3.9

  2. Regeneration - 2: The Eye in the Door

    • 288 pages
    • 11 hours of reading

    Pat Barker's acclaimed antiwar novel returns to the World War I era in a gripping narrative set in the spring of 1918. As a massive German offensive looms over the English army, the government and a panicked public seek scapegoats, targeting pacifists and homosexuals. Many face persecution, with some jailed and others living in fear. The phrase "the eye in the door" symbolizes the paranoia threatening British society. Central to the story is Lieutenant Billy Prior, recently released from treatment for shell shock by psychiatrist Dr. William Rivers. Assigned to a domestic Intelligence unit in London, he must investigate a female pacifist accused of plotting an assassination—a woman who raised him and now accuses him of betrayal. Complicating matters, Prior has had a passionate encounter with Charles Manning, an upper-class officer whose social standing offers him some protection against the dangers of being exposed as a homosexual. Billy Prior embodies the conflict of a working-class man elevated to officer status, a soldier haunted by war yet loyal to his comrades, and a bisexual struggling with his identity. As he navigates these challenges, the author crafts a vivid portrayal of a society grappling with the horrors of war and the search for honor and truth amid personal turmoil.

    Regeneration - 2: The Eye in the Door2
    4.0

  3. The Ghost Road

    • 288 pages
    • 11 hours of reading

    An alternate cover edition can be found here.As World War I winds to a close, two men--Dr. William Rivers, a psychologist whose dedicated healing sends men back to the brutal front, and Billy Prior, a shell-shocked soldier determined to rejoin the final English offensive--are profounded affected by the events of the era. Winner of the 1995 Booker Prize.

    The Ghost Road3
    4.1

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  • The Regeneration Trilogy

    • 608 pages
    • 22 hours of reading

    Including all three novels in one volume, "Regeneration", "The Eye in the Door" and "The Ghost Road". The trilogy explores with gritty realism the whole dirty, glorious and horrifying business of war.

    The Regeneration Trilogy
    4.3