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BL
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966023
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b720393
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| Main Entry
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Myers, Thomas.
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| Title & Author
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Walking point : : American narratives of Vietnam /\ Thomas Myers.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Oxford University Press,, 1988.
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1 online resource (x, 250 pages)
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| ISBN
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0195053516
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: 1280440392
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: 1423736273
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: 1601296967
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: 9780195053517
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: 9781280440397
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: 9781423736271
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: 9781601296962
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0195053516
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-242) and index.
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| Contents
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INTRODUCTION: WALKING POINT IN THE AMERICAN ARCHIVE; 1. THE CAMERA'S EYE; 2. THE MEMOIR AS "WISE ENDURANCE, "; 3. HEARTS OF DARKNESS; 4. THE WRITER AS ALCHEMIST; 5. SHADES OF RETRIEVAL; AFTERWORD: TOWARD AN AMERICAN PEACE; NOTES; WORKS CITED; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W.
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| Abstract
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An assessment of the most important novels and memoirs written by Americans about Vietnam, considered under the headings of realism, the classical memoir, black humour, revised romanticism. and mnemonic narrative.
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American prose literature-- 20th century-- History and criticism.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975, Personal narratives, American.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975-- Literature and the war.
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War stories, American-- History and criticism.
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American prose literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM-- American-- General.
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War and literature.
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War stories, American.
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| Dewey Classification
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818/.5408/080358
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| LC Classification
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PS366.V53M94 1988eb
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