Critical Companion to Tim O'Brien: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work - Couverture rigide

Farrell, Susan Elizabeth

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ISBN 10 : 081607870X ISBN 13 : 9780816078707

Editeur : Facts On File Inc, 2011

Synopsis

Tim O'Brien is the one of the greatest living American authors. He was drafted for service in Vietnam as soon as he graduated from Macalester College in 1968. His Vietnam War novels The Things They Carried and Going After Cacciato are widely acknowledged as some of the best American war novels ever written. Critical Companion to Tim O'Brien is a comprehensive new resource for anyone interested in this author's life, works, and achievements.

Coverage includes:

A concise but thorough biography of O'Brien

Entries on all O'Brien's works, including his war novels, Going After Cacciato, The Things They Carried, and In the Lake of the Woods; his memoir, If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home; and all his other published novels and short stories, including The Nuclear Age, July, July, and more

Entries on related people, places, and topics, such as Green Berets, Ernest Hemingway, metafiction, and Viet Cong

Appendixes, including a chronology, a bibliography of O'Brien's works, and a secondary source bibliography.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Susan Farrell, Ph.D., is professor of English at the College of Charleston. She is the author of Jane Smiley's A Thousand Acres: A Reader's Guide as well as many scholarly articles on modern and contemporary fiction.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Facts On File Inc
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 081607870X
• ISBN 13: 9780816078707
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 448
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible