A River in May
Published on 1. March 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-900850-72-8 (ISBN)
Description
A magnificent debut novel, which follows in the spirit of Conrad's Heart of Darkness, in which an alienated student named Lopez joins the Vietnam war to escape from his past and himself. Forced out of self-pity by the brutality and injustice surrounding him, Lopez begins to shed his layers of acquired culture, identifying instead with the Vietnamese and their cause. 'Stylistically sophisticated, visually and emotionally present; the pace is good and the author knows how to hold the reader's attention.' - W.G. Sebald
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 212 mm
Width: 143 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
354 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-900850-72-8 (9781900850728)
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Edward Wilson is a native of Baltimore. He studied International Relations on a US Army scholarship and later served as a Special Forces officer in Vietnam. He received the Army Commendation Medal with 'V' for his part in rescuing wounded Vietnamese soldiers from a minefield. His other decorations include the Bronze Star and the Combat Infantryman's Badge. After leaving the Army, Wilson became an expatriate and gave up US nationality to become a British citizen. He has also lived and worked in Germany and France, and was a post-graduate student at Edinburgh University. He now lives in Suffolk where he taught English and Modern Languages for thirty years.