Going After Cacciato

"To callGoing After Cacciatoa novel about war is like callingMoby Dicka novel about whales." So wroteThe New York Timesof Tim O'Brien's now classic novel of Vietnam. Winner of the 1979 National Book Award,Going After Cacciatocaptures the peculiar blend of horror and hallucinatory comedy that marked this strangest of wars. Reality and fantasy merge in this fictional account of one private's sudden decision to lay down his rifle and begin a quixotic journey from the jungles of Indochina to the streets of Paris. Will Cacciato make it all the way? Or will he be yet another casualty of a conflict that seems to have no end? In its memorable evocation of men both fleeing 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. From the Trade Paperback edition.

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.