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The Suicide Run

Five Tales of the Marine Corps

by William Styron


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THE SUICIDE RUN contains five short stories written by the late Pulitzer-Prize winning novelist William Styron (SOPHIE'S CHOICE, DARKNESS VISIBLE) inspired by his experiences as a soldier in both World War II and the Korean War.


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9780739385166 9780739385166, Compact Disc, Random House, 2009

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9781400068227 9781400068227, Hardcover, Random House Inc, 2009

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Publisher Notes

A collection of vignettes by the late Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author of The Confessions of Nat Turner is culled from abandoned manuscripts based on his experiences as a Marine and features characters who struggle with the rigors and restrictions of military life.

Media Reviews

"These fragments of thinly fictionalized autobiographical narratives carry the hallmarks of outstanding midcentury American literature, not least in their blurring of fiction and fact, and in their sheer literary exuberance....To read the present collection is to be reminded of [Styron's] talent..."

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