Literature of World War I
World War I has inspired great
novels, drama and
poetry. During the war itself, it has been estimated that thousands of poems were written every day by combatants and their relatives. After the war, many participants published their memoirs and diaries.
A common subject for fiction in the 1920s and 1930s was the effect of the war, including shell-shock and the huge social changes caused by the war.
From the latter half of the 20th century onwards, the First World War continued to be a popular subject for fiction, mainly novels.
Novels written from personal knowledge
Other contemporary novels
Memoirs and Diaries
Poetry by:
Non-contemporary: