Kevin Powers

The Yellow Birds

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Paperback edition of the powerful novel which depicts the psychological impact of war, by a young Iraq War veteran. It won the Guardian First Book Award and was a finalist for the National Book Award in America. Returning to the US from the war in Iraq, John is hailed as a hero, but he can't escape the memories of the experiences he had there, or of his lost comrade Murph. 'A wonderful, powerful novel that moves and terrifies' Independent On Sunday

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-4447-5614-2
EAN: 9781444756142
Produktnummer: 14520009
Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Seitenangabe: 256 S.
Masse: H19.6 cm x B13.0 cm x D1.5 cm 190 g
Gewicht: 190
Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor

Kevin Powers was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. A former soldier who served with the US army in Iraq in 2004-5, he studied English at Virginia Commonwealth University after his honorable discharge and received an MFA in Poetry from the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas at Austin. His debut novel, The Yellow Birds, won the Guardian First book Award, the Hemingway Foundation/Pen Award, and was a finalist for the National Book Award. His first collection of poetry, Letter Composed During a Lull in the Fighting, was published in 2014 and was shortlisted for both the TS Eliot Prize and the Forward Prize.