The Old Army Game: A Novel and Stories

Not too long ago I read an article about Trieste and its literary associations in one of the glossy travel magazines. The usual suspects were mentioned: Joyce, Svevo, Saba, Jan Morris. But Garrett was omitted. And I think the omission was an injustice--one of many that have been done Garrett--because his short novel "Which Ones Are the Enemy?" recounts the adventures of a young American soldier who is part of the forces occupying the limestone plateau above Trieste and along the "Jug" border. Garrett always tells a good story, but in this book he also recreates a largely forgotten occupation. Whatever, a fine novel, a fine evocation of Trieste and of youth. The other stories, some of them also set in Italy, are also excellent. I wish I had the book and could read it again.