In Pharaoh's Army
Memories of the Lost War
Published on 1. September 2010
240 pages
978-0-307-76375-4 (ISBN)
Description
Whether he is evoking the blind carnage of the Tet offensive, the theatrics of his fellow Americans, or the unraveling of his own illusions, Wolff brings to this work the same uncanny eye for detail, pitiless candor and mordant wit that made This Boy's Life a modern classic.
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09/1995
Random House USA Inc
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10/1994
Knopf Publishing Group
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Tobias Wolff lives in Northern California and teaches at Stanford University. He has received the Rea Award for excellence in the short story, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and the PEN/Faulkner Award.
Content
- Intro
- About the Author
- Other Books by This Author
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Part One
- Thanksgiving Special
- Command Presence
- White Man
- Close Calls
- Duty
- A Federal Offense
- Part Two
- The Lesson
- Old China
- I Right a Wrong
- Souvenir
- The Rough Humor of Soldiers
- Part Three
- Civilian
- Last Shot
