Going After Cacciato A Novel

"To callGoing After Cacciatoa novel about war is like callingMoby-Dicka novel about whales." So wrote theNew York Timesof Tim O'Brien's now classic novel of Vietnam. Winner of the 1979 National Book Award,Going After Cacciatocaptures the peculiar mixture of horror and hallucination that marked this strangest of wars. In a blend of reality and fantasy, this novel tells the story of a young soldier who one day lays down his rifle and sets off on a quixotic journey from the jungles of Indochina to the streets of Paris. In its memorable evocation of men both fleeing from and meeting the demands of battle,Going After Cacciatostands as much more than just a great war novel. Ultimately it's about the forces of fear and heroism that do battle in the hearts of us all.

Tim O'Brien received the 1979 National Book Award in Fiction for <b>Going After Cacciato</b>. His novel <b>The Things They Carried</b> won France's prestigious Prix de Meilleur Livre Etranger and the <i>Chicago Tribune</i> Heartland Prize. His two most recent novels, <b>In the Lake of the Woods</b> and <b>Tomcat in Love</b>, were national bestsellers.