Going After Cacciato
- ISBN-10
- 0440329655
- ISBN-13
- 9780440329657
- Series
- Going After Cacciato
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 395
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992-06-02
- Publisher
- Laurel
- Author
- Tim O'Brien
Description
Reality and fantasy merge in O'Brien's National Book Award-winning, now-classic novel of the Vietnam War. Capturing a peculiar blend of horror and pathos, this is the story of an army private who puts down his rifle and begins an unforgettable, quixotic journey. "A major achievement".--The New York Times Book Review.
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