Short Rhetoric for Leaving the Family
Published on 15. March 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-56478-210-6 (ISBN)
Description
Hundreds of novels have explored the war in Vietnam. This is the first to explore the world of the architects of that war, and it cuts terribly close to home. Dimock brilliantly exposes the pained heart of a single family and offers a vision of what their way of life still costs us all. His book raises with startling freshness ancient yet urgent questions about relations between image, word, and act.
Reviews / Votes
"A highly unusual look at the immorality of war; recommended for most collections." -- Library JournalMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Normal, IL
United States
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 137 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
181 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56478-210-6 (9781564782106)
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Persons
Peter Dimock has long worked in publishing-at Random House, and as senior executive editor for history and political science at Columbia University Press, where he worked with authors including Angela Davis, Eric Hobsbawm, Toni Morrison, and Amartya Sen. His first novel, "A Short Rhetoric for Leaving the Family", was published by Dalkey Archive Press in 1998.