Fire and Forget: Short Stories from the Long War
Autor Matt Gallagher, Roy Scranton, Colum McCann, Siobhan Fallon, Colby Buzzell, Brian Turneren Limba Engleză Paperback – 12 feb 2013
Fire
and
Forgetincludes
the
title
story
fromRedeploymentby
Phil
Klay,
2014
National
Book
Award
Winner
in
Fiction
These stories aren't pretty and they aren't for the faint of heart. They are realistic, haunting and shocking. And they are all unforgettable. Television reports, movies, newspapers and blogs about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have offered images of the fighting there. But this collection offers voices—powerful voices, telling the kind of truth that only fiction can offer.
What makes the collection so remarkable is that all of these stories are written by those who were there, or waited for them at home. The anthology, which features a Foreword by National Book Award winner Colum McCann, includes the best voices of the wars' generation: award-winning author Phil Klay's “Redeployment;” Brian Turner, whose poem “Hurt Locker” was the movie's inspiration; Colby Buzzell, whose bookMy Warresonates with countless veterans; Siobhan Fallon, whose bookYou Know When the Men Are Goneechoes the joy and pain of the spouses left behind; Matt Gallagher, whose bookKaboomcaptures the hilarity and horror of the modern military experience; and ten others.
These stories aren't pretty and they aren't for the faint of heart. They are realistic, haunting and shocking. And they are all unforgettable. Television reports, movies, newspapers and blogs about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have offered images of the fighting there. But this collection offers voices—powerful voices, telling the kind of truth that only fiction can offer.
What makes the collection so remarkable is that all of these stories are written by those who were there, or waited for them at home. The anthology, which features a Foreword by National Book Award winner Colum McCann, includes the best voices of the wars' generation: award-winning author Phil Klay's “Redeployment;” Brian Turner, whose poem “Hurt Locker” was the movie's inspiration; Colby Buzzell, whose bookMy Warresonates with countless veterans; Siobhan Fallon, whose bookYou Know When the Men Are Goneechoes the joy and pain of the spouses left behind; Matt Gallagher, whose bookKaboomcaptures the hilarity and horror of the modern military experience; and ten others.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780306821769
ISBN-10: 0306821761
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 138 x 208 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Little Brown
Colecția Da Capo Press
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0306821761
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 138 x 208 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Little Brown
Colecția Da Capo Press
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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Descriere
Fire and Forget includes the title story from Redeployment by Phil Klay, 2014 National Book Award Winner in Fiction
These stories aren't pretty and they aren't for the faint of heart. They are realistic, haunting and shocking. And they are all unforgettable. Television reports, movies, newspapers and blogs about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have offered images of the fighting there. But this collection offers voices—powerful voices, telling the kind of truth that only fiction can offer.
What makes the collection so remarkable is that all of these stories are written by those who were there, or waited for them at home. The anthology, which features a Foreword by National Book Award winner Colum McCann, includes the best voices of the wars' generation: award-winning author Phil Klay's “Redeployment;” Brian Turner, whose poem “Hurt Locker” was the movie's inspiration; Colby Buzzell, whose book My War resonates with countless veterans; Siobhan Fallon, whose book You Know When the Men Are Gone echoes the joy and pain of the spouses left behind; Matt Gallagher, whose book Kaboom captures the hilarity and horror of the modern military experience; and ten others.
These stories aren't pretty and they aren't for the faint of heart. They are realistic, haunting and shocking. And they are all unforgettable. Television reports, movies, newspapers and blogs about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have offered images of the fighting there. But this collection offers voices—powerful voices, telling the kind of truth that only fiction can offer.
What makes the collection so remarkable is that all of these stories are written by those who were there, or waited for them at home. The anthology, which features a Foreword by National Book Award winner Colum McCann, includes the best voices of the wars' generation: award-winning author Phil Klay's “Redeployment;” Brian Turner, whose poem “Hurt Locker” was the movie's inspiration; Colby Buzzell, whose book My War resonates with countless veterans; Siobhan Fallon, whose book You Know When the Men Are Gone echoes the joy and pain of the spouses left behind; Matt Gallagher, whose book Kaboom captures the hilarity and horror of the modern military experience; and ten others.
Notă biografică
Contributors include:
Matt Gallagher—co-editor of Fire and Forget and author of Kaboom
Roy Scranton—co-editor of Fire and Forget
Colum McCann—National Book Award winner and best-selling author of Let the Great World Spin
Siobhan Fallon—author of You Know When the Men Are Gone
Colby Buzzell—author of My War
Brian Turner—author of Here, Bullet (“Hurt Locker”)
and nine others.
Matt Gallagher—co-editor of Fire and Forget and author of Kaboom
Roy Scranton—co-editor of Fire and Forget
Colum McCann—National Book Award winner and best-selling author of Let the Great World Spin
Siobhan Fallon—author of You Know When the Men Are Gone
Colby Buzzell—author of My War
Brian Turner—author of Here, Bullet (“Hurt Locker”)
and nine others.
Recenzii
Word
&
Film,
2/5/15
“Offer[s] diverse experiences of those affected by—and fighting—the Global War on Terror.”
The Rumpus, 9/26/16
“One of the first short story collections of fiction derived from the recent wars.”
“Offer[s] diverse experiences of those affected by—and fighting—the Global War on Terror.”
The Rumpus, 9/26/16
“One of the first short story collections of fiction derived from the recent wars.”
Military
Success
Network,
2/12/13
“Its pages feature unique but iconic stories of war, homecoming, and the struggle for meaning in both...This collection paints a startling and bleak picture of Long War veterans and their lives during and after combat…That said, the voices ofFire and Forgetring true in their cynicism, pain, and humor. This is an important collection of fiction, not only because of its current-day relevancy, but also because of the strength of its diverse voices, all engaged in a search for truth among the desert sands of fiction and memory. It should not be missed by anyone with an interest in modern war or the veteran experience.”
“Its pages feature unique but iconic stories of war, homecoming, and the struggle for meaning in both...This collection paints a startling and bleak picture of Long War veterans and their lives during and after combat…That said, the voices ofFire and Forgetring true in their cynicism, pain, and humor. This is an important collection of fiction, not only because of its current-day relevancy, but also because of the strength of its diverse voices, all engaged in a search for truth among the desert sands of fiction and memory. It should not be missed by anyone with an interest in modern war or the veteran experience.”