Going After Cacciato
Tim O'Brien$15.30
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A CLASSIC FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE THINGS THEY CARRIED
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. Now with Extra Libris material, including a reader's guide and bonus content
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Published: 09/01/1999
ISBN: 9780767904421
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.24w x 0.98d
Award: National Book Awards - Winner
Review Citations: Ingram Advance 10/01/1999 pg. 140
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 56998 / Going After Cacciato
Reading Level: 4.6 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 14
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. Now with Extra Libris material, including a reader's guide and bonus content
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Published: 09/01/1999
ISBN: 9780767904421
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.24w x 0.98d
Award: National Book Awards - Winner
Review Citations: Ingram Advance 10/01/1999 pg. 140
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 56998 / Going After Cacciato
Reading Level: 4.6 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 14