{"product_id":"going-after-cacciato-9780767904421","title":"Going After Cacciato","description":"\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\u003e\"To 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.\" \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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16154431\"\u003eTim O'Brien\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 5.24w x 0.98d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780767904421\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0767904427\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC032000\"\u003eWar \u0026amp; Military\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC025000\"\u003ePsychological\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC030000\"\u003eThrillers | Suspense\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48455950598381,"sku":"9780767904421","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_354f20e4-4c41-4251-a94b-8c433561ce32.jpg?v=1753541473","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/going-after-cacciato-9780767904421","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}