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A CLASSIC FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE THINGS THEY CARRIED

To call Going After Cacciato a novel about war is like calling Moby-Dick a novel about whales.

"To call Going After Cacciato a novel about war is like calling Moby Dick a novel about whales." So wrote The New York Times of Tim O'Brein's now classic novel of Vietnam. Winner of the 1979 National Book Award, Going After Cacciato captures the peculiar blend of horror and hallucinatory... Read Full Overview

Reality and fantasy merge in O'Brien's National Book Award-winning, now-classic novel of the Vietnam War. Capturing a peculiar blend of horror and pathos, this is the story of an army private who puts down his rifle and begins an unforgettable, quixotic journey. A major achievement.--The... Read Full Overview

To call Going After Cacciato a novel about war is like calling Moby Dick a novel about whales. So wrote The New York Times of Tim O'Brein's now classic novel of Vietnam. Winner of the 1979 National Book Award, Going After Cacciato captures the peculiar blend of horror and hallucinatory... Read Full Overview

Reality and fantasy merge in O'Brien's National Book Award-winning, now-classic novel of the Vietnam War. Capturing a peculiar blend of horror and pathos, this is the story of an army private who puts down his rifle and begins an unforgettable, quixotic journey. A major achievement.--The... Read Full Overview