Going After Cacciato
by O'Brien, Tim
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1978 A very nice clean book, binding solid appears unread. Turquoise blue cloth covered boards with bright gilt titles. DJ is price clipped with no apparent shelfwear. In near fine condition.
Synopsis
Going After Cacciato is a war novel written by author Tim O'Brien and winner of the National Book Award for fiction in 1979. This complex novel is set during the Vietnam War and is told from the point of view of the protagonist, Paul Berlin. The story traces the events that ensue after Cacciato, a member of Berlin's squad, decides to go AWOL by walking from Vietnam to France, through Asia. Cacciato, an Italian word pronounced "cah-chyah-to" means "hunted"/"caught" in Italian.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Westside Stories (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 903595
- Title
- Going After Cacciato
- Author
- O'Brien, Tim
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Assumed First
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1978
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Vietnam Fiction Cacciato
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Westside Stories
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Hamilton, Ontario
About Westside Stories
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- Fine
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