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This is a Vietnam war novel from the award winning author of "Close Quarters", which describes the horrors of war. The author served in the US army in Vietnam as a combat infantryman.
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Paco Sullivan arrives in town penniless and job-hunting, the rain evaporating off the street forming "pungent steam so thick you would think his legs were cut off at the knees." In truth, the enigmatic Paco is indeed crippled. He is the sole survivor of an infantry company "pulverized to ash" in the Vietnam War. The methodical monotony of a dishwashing job in a diner offers some salve, though everyday things bring back savage memories. Heinemann's second novel--the first, Close Quarters, was based on his combat experience in Vietnam--is narrated through the collective voices of Paco's dead colleagues and offers a war veteran's envious and despairing view of the regular world. Paco's Story won the 1987 National Book Award.
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- PublisherFaber and Faber
- Publication date1989
- ISBN 10 0571149596
- ISBN 13 9780571149599
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages224
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