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Going After Cacciato

Tim O'Brien

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#516 of 8,085 books · #132 in Crime & Thriller

Won the National Book Award for Fiction (1979).

Going After Cacciato won 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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Publisher
Crown
ISBN-13
9780307485502
Topics
War and its psychological tollVietnam WarFear and heroism

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