Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War

Marlantes, Karl

ISBN 10: 144174228X ISBN 13: 9781441742285

Verlag: BLACKSTONE PUB, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

Book by Karl Marlantes

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Narrator Bronson Pinchot should get a medal for his extraordinary portrayal of Lieutenant Waino Mellas...Pinchot breathes life into each member of Mellas' Bravo Company...A surprise attack by a wily jungle cat heightens the eeriness of the tension-filled environment, a quality that is perfectly matched by Pinchot's performance. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.

-- "AudioFile"

A raw, brilliant account of war that may well serve as a final exorcism for one of the most painful passages in American history.

-- "New York Times"

"There's a reason this big Vietnam War novel made such an impression on the public consciousness. It is a deep and devastating achievement."

-- "George Pelecanos, New York Times bestselling author"

There has never been a more realistic portrait or eloquent tribute to the nobility of men under fire and never a more damning portrait of a war that ground them cruelly underfoot for no good reason.

-- "Mark Bowden, New York Times bestselling author"

"Carefully constructed and beautifully realized...Filled with truth, wisdom, love, and a rich vein of dark gallows humor."

-- "Newsweek"

"A brutally vivid debut novel...The visceral Matterhorn is as much a tribute to the marine culture of bravery as it is a dissection of a contentious war and a meditation on the American civil rights movement...Marlantes' writing is evocative. We feel the marines' exhaustion as they dig gun pits, carry dead and wounded comrades, and nearly die from hunger...[Marlantes] pitches us into a harrowing narrative we won't soon forget."

-- "USA Today"

Marlantes doesn't introduce you to Vietnam in his brilliant war epic-he unceremoniously drops you into the jungle, disoriented and dripping with leeches, with only the newbie lieutenant as your guide...Readers gain a new perspective on the ravages of war, the politics and bureaucracy of the military, and the peculiar beauty of brotherhood.

-- "Amazon.com"

One of the most powerful and moving novels about combat, the Vietnam War, and war in general, that I have ever read.

-- "Dan Rather, award-winning television news anchor"

Marlantes writes with a spare clarity, but he's unafraid to plumb the emotions of the young men in Bravo Company...More than any living American novelist I've read, Marlantes made me feel what I already must have known: that war is worse than hell. There it is.

-- "Michael Schaub, NPR book reviewer"

"Marlantes' epic debut is a dense, vivid narrative...A decorated Vietnam veteran, the author clearly understands his playing field, and by examining both the internal and external struggles of the battalion, he brings a long, torturous war back to life with realistic characters and authentic, thrilling combat sequences...a grand accomplishment."

-- "Publishers Weekly (starred review)"

Reseña del editor

Lieutenant Waino Mellas and his fellow Marines venture into the mountain jungle of Vietnam as boys and fight their way into manhood, confronting external obstacles as well as racial tension, competing ambitions, and underhanded officers.

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• Verlag: BLACKSTONE PUB
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• ISBN 10: 144174228X
• ISBN 13: 9781441742285
• Einband: CD de audio
• Anzahl der Seiten: 16