Going after Cacciato
by Tim O'Brien
1991National Book Award Winneraward:national_book_award=1979award:national_book_award=fictionVietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975Fiction
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It was a bad time.
It was a bad time.
About this book
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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National Book Award Winneraward:national_book_award=1979award:national_book_award=fictionVietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975FictionReading Level-Grade 7
First published 1991About the author
Tim O'Brien
1 Oct 1946
William Timothy O'Brien (born October 1, 1946) is an American novelist. He is best known for his book *The Things They Carried* (1990), a collection of linked semi-autobiographical stories inspired by O'Brien's experiences in the Vietnam War. In 2010, the New York Times described O'Brien's book as a Vietnam classic. In addition, he is known for his war novel, *Going After Cacciato* (1978), also about wartime Vietnam, and later novels about postwar lives of veterans. O'Brien has held the endowed chair at the MFA program of Texas State University–San Marcos every other academic year since 2003–2004 (2003–2004, 2005–2006, 2007–2008, 2009–2010, and 2011–2012). **Source**: <a href="https:/…
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