A special providence
FictionMothers and sonsWorld War, 1939-1945 in fictionMothers and sons in fictionWorld War, 1939-1945
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Robert Prentice is drafted after graduating high school and enters World War II during its final days. His hopes of glory are dashed by the fact that the fighting is almost all over. He proves to be an incompetent soldier and soon spends time in an infirmary with pneumonia. When he returns to his unit he continues to struggle but finally achieves a kind of acceptance.
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FictionMothers and sonsWorld War, 1939-1945 in fictionMothers and sons in fictionWorld War, 1939-1945Soldiers
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United StatesNew York (N.Y.)New York
About the author
Richard Yates
3 Feb 1926 – 7 Nov 1992
Richard Yates (February 3, 1926 – November 7, 1992) was an American fiction writer, identified with the mid-century "Age of Anxiety". His first novel, Revolutionary Road, was a finalist for the 1962 National Book Award. His first short story collection, Eleven Kinds of Loneliness, brought comparisons to James Joyce. His critical acclaim, however, was not reflected in commercial success during his lifetime, though interest in Yates has revived somewhat since his death, partly because of an influential 1999 essay by Stewart O'Nan in the Boston Review, a 2003 biography by Blake Bailey and the 2008 Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning film Revolutionary Road, starring Kate Winslet an…
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