{"product_id":"going-after-cacciato-paperback","title":"Going After Cacciato - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA CLASSIC FROM THE \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eTHE THINGS THEY CARRIED\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo call \u003ci\u003eGoing After Cacciato\u003c\/i\u003e a novel about war is like calling \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e a novel about whales. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo wrote \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e of Tim O'Brien's now classic novel of Vietnam. Winner of the 1979 National Book Award, \u003ci\u003eGoing After Cacciato\u003c\/i\u003e captures the peculiar mixture of horror and hallucination that marked this strangest of wars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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 meeting the demands of battle, \u003ci\u003eGoing After Cacciato\u003c\/i\u003e stands as much more than just a great war novel. Ultimately it's about the forces of fear and heroism that do battle in the hearts of us all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow with Extra Libris material, including a reader's guide and bonus content\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo call Going After Cacciato a novel about war is like calling Moby-Dick a novel about whales. \u003cbr\u003eSo wrote the \"New York Times of Tim O'Brien's now classic novel of Vietnam. Winner of the 1979 National Book Award, Going After Cacciato captures the peculiar mixture of horror and hallucination that marked this strangest of wars. \u003cbr\u003eIn 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 meeting the demands of battle, Going After Cacciato stands as much more than just a great war novel. Ultimately it's about the forces of fear and heroism that do battle in the hearts of us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e received the 1979 National Book Award in fiction for \u003ci\u003eGoing After Cacciato\u003c\/i\u003e. His other works include the Pulitzer finalist and a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Century, \u003ci\u003eThe Things They Carried\u003c\/i\u003e; the acclaimed novels \u003ci\u003eTomcat in Love\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNorthern Lights\u003c\/i\u003e; and the national bestselling memoir \u003ci\u003eIf I Die in a Combat Zone\u003c\/i\u003e. His novel \u003ci\u003eIn the Lake of the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e received the James Fenimore Cooper Prize from the Society of American Historians and was named the best novel of 1994 by \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2010 he received the Katherine Anne Porter Award for a distinguished lifetime body of work and in 2012 he received the Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award from the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation. He was awarded the Pritzker Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing in 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 8.04 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Book Awards (1979)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Going After Cacciato\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42695554957375,"sku":"9780767904421","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2b35d71cd8e45d9610aa0f23a122077f.webp?v=1765004183","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/going-after-cacciato-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}