Whether he is evoking the blind carnage of the Tet offensive, the theatrics of his fellow Americans, or the unraveling of his own illusions, Wolff brings to this work the same uncanny eye for detail, pitiless candor and mordant wit that made This Boy's Life a modern classic.
FINALIST
| 1994 National Book Awards
Part One Thanksgiving Special Command Presence White Man Close Calls Duty A Federal Offense
Part Two The Lesson Old China I Right a Wrong Souvenir The Rough Humor of Soldiers Civilian Last Shot
Whether he is evoking the blind carnage of the Tet offensive, the theatrics of his fellow Americans, or the unraveling of his own illusions, Wolff brings to this work the same uncanny eye for detail, pitiless candor and mordant wit that made This Boy's Life a modern classic.
Awards
FINALIST
| 1994 National Book Awards
Table of Contents
Part One Thanksgiving Special Command Presence White Man Close Calls Duty A Federal Offense
Part Two The Lesson Old China I Right a Wrong Souvenir The Rough Humor of Soldiers Civilian Last Shot
