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Vietnam Anthology
American War Literature
Edited by Nancy Anisfield

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This anthology of war literature includes some of the personal narratives, short stories, novel excerpts, drama, and poetry to come out of the Vietnam War. Study questions at the end of each section, plus a time line, glossary, and bibliography make this an indispensable coursebook.

Novel excerpts include: Robert Stone's Dog Soldiers, David Halberstam's One Very Hot Day, and Jeff Danziger's Lieutenant Kitt. Short stories include Asa Baber's "The Ambush," Tobias Wolff's "Wingfield," and Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried." Drama excerpts include David Rabe's Streamers and Lanford Wilson's The 5th of July. Poets include: Denise Levertov, Jan Barry, E. D. Ehrhart, Basil T. Paquet, Stephen Sossaman, Bryan Alec Floyd, Bruce Weigl, and Trang Thi Nga.

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Cover of book is a photo of soldiers on a train car.

1987
LC: 87-071030 PS
160 p
p.   6 x 9
ISBN-10: 0-87972-395-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-87972-395-8
Cloth $26.95 t
ISBN-10: 0-87972-396-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-87972-396-5
Paper $13.95 t


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