- Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975, Vietnam War, 1961-1975, Fiction, House painting
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Classical in form, bleak, grave and relentless.
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- cooloverwhelming
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About the book
- Author
- Gustav Hasford
- First published
- 1979
- Pages
- 180
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press, Bompiani, Bantam Books
- Editions
- 10
- Language
- English, Italian
- ISBN
- 9780226318882
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“C'è bisogno di marines, pochi ma in gamba. La recluta dice di chiamarsi Leonard Pratt. [...] È l'alba. Marines in divisa da fatica. Tre istruttori che gridano. "IN RIGA ALLINEATI NON MUOVERSI NON FIATARE". Edifici in mattoni rossi.”
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