Dispatches

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Vivid, poetic narrative of Vietnam War chaos.

If you're drawn to authentic portrayals of conflict, "Dispatches" will transport you right into war's heart. Michael Herr's prose is both powerful and poetic, giving a human face to the complexities and horrors of Vietnam. Reading this might change the way you perceive not just that war, but the nature of conflict itself.

  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for General Nonfiction (1977)
  • Premio Internacional de la Prensa (1978)
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Dispatches

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ISBN: 9780679735250
Authors: Michael Herr
Publisher: Vintage
Date of Publication: 1991-08-06
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs, History
Related Topics: Memoir, Biography, War, American History, Asia
Goodreads rating: 4.22
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Written on the front lines in Vietnam, Dispatches became an immediate classic of war reportage when it was published in 1977. From its terrifying opening pages to its final eloquent words, Dispatches makes us see, in unforgettable and unflinching detail, the chaos and fervor of the war and the surreal insanity of life in that singular combat zone. Michael Herr’s unsparing, unorthodox retellings of the day-to-day events in Vietnam take on the force of poetry, rendering clarity from one of the most incomprehensible and nightmarish events of our time. Dispatches is among the most blistering and compassionate accounts of war in our literature.
 

Vivid, poetic narrative of Vietnam War chaos.

If you're drawn to authentic portrayals of conflict, "Dispatches" will transport you right into war's heart. Michael Herr's prose is both powerful and poetic, giving a human face to the complexities and horrors of Vietnam. Reading this might change the way you perceive not just that war, but the nature of conflict itself.

  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for General Nonfiction (1977)
  • Premio Internacional de la Prensa (1978)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.