TY  - BOOK
AU  - O'Brien,Tim
TI  - Going after Cacciato
SN  - 0767904427
AV  - PS3565 .B75 G6 1999
PY  - 1999///
CY  - New York
PB  - Broadway Books
KW  - Vietnam War, 1961-1975
KW  - Fiction
KW  - War stories, American
N1  - New way --; Hard times --; Normal life --; Quadricycle --; Model company --; Controversial Henry --; Henry Ford chronology --; Automobile timeline --; Further reading -- Works consulted -- Glossary -- Index
N2  - "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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