The Barracks Thief
The Barracks Thief is the story of three young paratroopers waiting to be shipped out to Vietnam. Brought together one sweltering afternoon to stand guard over an ammunition dump threatened by a forest fire, they discover in each other an unexpected capacity for recklessness and violence. Far from being alarmed by this discovery, they are exhilarated by it; they emerge from their common danger full of confidence in their own manhood and in the bond of friendship they have formed.This confidence is shaken when a series of thefts occur. The author embraces the perspectives of both the betrayer and the betrayed, forcing us to participate in live…
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- ISBN: 978-0-88001-049-8
- EAN: 9780880010498
- Produktnummer: 19337857
- Verlag: Harper Collins (US)
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
- Seitenangabe: 112 S.
- Ausstattung: Trade Paperback
- Masse: H20.7 cm x B14.1 cm x D0.9 cm 109 g
- Gewicht: 109
Über den Autor
Tobias Wolff was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and grew up in Washington State. He attended Oxford University and Stanford University, where he now teaches English and creative writing. He has received the Story Prize, both the Rea Award and PEN/Malamud Award for excellence in the short story, the Los Angeles Times Book Award, and the PEN/Faulkner Award.
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