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Going after Cacciato / Tim O'Brien.

By: Publication details: New York : Broadway Books, 1999.Edition: 1st Broadway Books trade pbk. edDescription: 336 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 0767904427
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PS3565 .B75 G6 1999
Contents:
New way -- Hard times -- Normal life -- Quadricycle -- Model company -- Controversial Henry -- Henry Ford chronology -- Automobile timeline -- Further reading -- Works consulted -- Glossary -- Index.
Summary: "In the jungles of Indochina, Private Cacciato decides to lay down his rifle and embark on a quixotic walk to Paris, leaving in his wake a trail of M&M candies and a platoon intent on bringing him back to the war--and to reality. 'To call Going After Cacciato a novel about war is like calling Moby-Dick a novel about whales.' So wrote the New York Times of Tim O'Brien's now classic novel of Vietnam. Winner of the 1979 National Book Award, 'Going after Cacciato' captures the peculiar mixture of horror and hallucination that marked this strangest of wars. In a blend of reality and fantasy, this novel tells the story of a young soldier who one day lays down his rifle and sets off on a quixotic journey from the jungles of Indochina to the streets of Paris. In its memorable evocation of men both fleeing from and meeting the demands of battle, 'Going After Cacciato' stands as much more than just a great war novel. Ultimately it's about the forces of fear and heroism that do battle in the hearts of us all."
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Book Book NMC Library Stacks PS3565 .B75 G6 1999 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001495109

New way -- Hard times -- Normal life -- Quadricycle -- Model company -- Controversial Henry -- Henry Ford chronology -- Automobile timeline -- Further reading -- Works consulted -- Glossary -- Index.

"In the jungles of Indochina, Private Cacciato decides to lay down his rifle and embark on a quixotic walk to Paris, leaving in his wake a trail of M&M candies and a platoon intent on bringing him back to the war--and to reality. 'To call Going After Cacciato a novel about war is like calling Moby-Dick a novel about whales.' So wrote the New York Times of Tim O'Brien's now classic novel of Vietnam. Winner of the 1979 National Book Award, 'Going after Cacciato' captures the peculiar mixture of horror and hallucination that marked this strangest of wars. In a blend of reality and fantasy, this novel tells the story of a young soldier who one day lays down his rifle and sets off on a quixotic journey from the jungles of Indochina to the streets of Paris. In its memorable evocation of men both fleeing from and meeting the demands of battle, 'Going After Cacciato' stands as much more than just a great war novel. Ultimately it's about the forces of fear and heroism that do battle in the hearts of us all."

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