| Going After Cacciato Contributor(s): O'Brien, Tim (Author) |
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ISBN: 0767904427 ISBN-13: 9780767904421 Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY) OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1999 Annotation: "To call Going After Cacciato a novel about war is like calling Moby-Dick a novel about whales." So wrote the "New York Times of Tim O'Brien's now classic novel of Vietnam. Winner of 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | War & Military - Fiction | Psychological - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 99029275 |
| Lexile Measure: 680 |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 5.24" W x 8.04" (0.68 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Mediterranean - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 56998 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 14.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A CLASSIC FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE THINGS THEY CARRIED To call Going After Cacciato a novel about war is like calling Moby-Dick a novel about whales. So wrote The New York Times of Tim O'Brien's now classic novel of Vietnam. Winner of 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. Now with Extra Libris material, including a reader's guide and bonus content |