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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819862303321

Autore

Herzog Tobey C

Titolo

Writing Vietnam, writing life : Caputo, Heinemann, O'Brien, Butler / / by Tobey C. Herzog

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, c2008

ISBN

1-58729-723-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Disciplina

810.9/358

Soggetti

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Literature and the war

War stories, American - History and criticism

Novelists, American - 20th century

War correspondents - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: War Stories, Storytellers, and an iPod; 1 Conversation with Philip Caputo; 2 Conversation with Larry Heinemann; 3 Conversation with Tim O'Brien; 4 Conversation with Robert Olen Butler; Conclusion: Life Stories; Appendix A: Chronology of Philip Caputo; Appendix B: Chronology of Larry Heinemann; Appendix C: Chronology of Tim O'Brien; Appendix D: Chronology of Robert Olen Butler; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Phillip Caputo, Larry Heinemann, Tim O'Brien, and Robert Olen Butler: four young midwestern Americans coming of age during the 1960's who faced a difficult personal decision-whether or not to fight in Vietnam. Each chose to participate. After coming home, these four veterans became prizewinning authors telling the war stories and life stories of soldiers and civilians. The four extended conversations included in Writing Vietnam, Writing Life feature revealing personal stories alongside candid assessments of each author's distinct roles as son, soldier, writer, and teacher of creative writing.