Going After Cacciato
Recommended by Vinay Prasad, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #19 in 12th Grade, Ranked #19 in 17-Year-Old — see more rankings.
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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... more
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... more
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Vinay Prasad @drjohnm @adamcifu Best vietnam book in my estimation. (Source)
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Going After Cacciato is ranked in the following categories:
- #19 in 18-Year-Old
- #19 in Vietnam War
- #73 in War Fiction
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