Publication

1997-05-27 - Mariner Books

Language

English

Word Count

48,750 words, Guess

Page Count

195 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivefatallight0001curr
  • ISBN-100395859956
  • ISBN-139780395859957
  • LibraryThing456823
  • Goodreads1683533
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Classifications

  • LCCPS3553.U6665 F38 1997
  • LCCPS3553.U6665F38 1997

Description

A devastating portrait of war in all its horror, brutality, and mindlessness, this extraordinary novel is written in beautifully cadenced prose. A combat medic in Vietnam faces the chaos of war, set against the tranquil scenes of family life back home in small-town America. This young man’s rite of passage is traced through jungle combat to malaria-induced fever visions to the purgatory of life in military-occupied Saigon. After returning home from war to stay with his grandfather, he confronts his own shattered personal history and the mysterious human capacity for renewal.

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  • Fatal LightMariner Books1997-05-27

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