Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
图书信息
| 作者 | Fountain, Ben |
| 出版社 | Ecco |
| ISBN | 9780062096821 |
| 出版时间 | 2012-05-01 |
| 字数 | 44.7万 |
| 分类 | Ecco,进口书,外文原版书,法律,政治,宗教 |
读书简介
A finalist for the National Book Award! A ferocious firefight with Iraqi insurgents at the battle of Al-Ansakar Canal three minutes and forty-three seconds of intense warfare caught on tape by an embedded Fox News crew has transformed the eight surviving men of Bravo Squad into America most sought-after heroes. For the past two weeks, the Bush administration has sent them on a media-intensive nationwide Victory Tour to reinvigorate public support for the war. Now, on this chilly and rainy Thanksgiving, the Bravos are guests of America Team, the Dallas Cowboys, slated to be part of the halftime show alongside the superstar pop group Destiny's Child. Among the Bravos is the Silver Star winning hero of Al-Ansakar Canal, Specialist William Lynn, a nineteen-year-old Texas native. Amid clamoring patriots sporting flag pins on their lapels and Support Our Troops bumper stickers on their cars, the Bravos are thrust into the company of the Cowboys' hard-nosed businessman/owner and his coterie of wealthy colleagues; a luscious born-again Cowboys cheerleader; a veteran Hollywood producer; and supersized pro players eager for a vicarious taste of war. Among these faces Billy sees those of his family his worried sisters and broken father and Shroom, the philosophical sergeant who opened Billy mind and died in his arms at Al-Ansakar. Over the course of this day, Billy will begin to understand difficult truths about himself, his country, his struggling family, and his brothers-in-arms soldiers both dead and alive. In the final few hours before returning to Iraq, Billy will drink and brawl, yearn for home and mourn those missing, face a heart-wrenching decision, and discover pure love and a bitter wisdom far beyond his years. Poignant, riotously funny, and exquisitely heartbreaking, Billy Lynn Long Halftime Walk is a devastating portrait of our time, a searing and powerful novel that cements Ben Fountain reputation as one of the finest writers of his generation.
目录
Dedication
Dedication
Contents
Contents
THE THING BEGINS
THE THING BEGINS
A PRIVATE IN THE INFANTRY
A PRIVATE IN THE INFANTRY
IT IS MOSTLY IN YOUR HEAD BUT WE HAVE CURES FOR THAT
IT IS MOSTLY IN YOUR HEAD BUT WE HAVE CURES FOR THAT
THE HUMAN RESPONSE
THE HUMAN RESPONSE
BY VIRTUE OF WHICH THE MANY BECOME THE ONE
BY VIRTUE OF WHICH THE MANY BECOME THE ONE
BULLY OF THE HEART
BULLY OF THE HEART
WE ARE ALL AMERICANS HERE
WE ARE ALL AMERICANS HERE
DRY-HUMPING FOR THE LORD
DRY-HUMPING FOR THE LORD
JAMIE LEE CURTIS MADE A SHITTY MOVIE
JAMIE LEE CURTIS MADE A SHITTY MOVIE
XXL
XXL
THIS IS EVERYTHING THERE IS
THIS IS EVERYTHING THERE IS
BILLY AND MANGO ARE OUT FOR A WALK
BILLY AND MANGO ARE OUT FOR A WALK
RAPED BY ANGELS
RAPED BY ANGELS
IF IN THE FUTURE YOU TELL ME THIS IS LOVE, I WILL NOT DISAPPOINT YOU
IF IN THE FUTURE YOU TELL ME THIS IS LOVE, I WILL NOT DISAPPOINT YOU
TEMPORARY SANITY
TEMPORARY SANITY
WILL SLAY VAMPIRES FOR FOOD
WILL SLAY VAMPIRES FOR FOOD
MONEY MAKES US REAL
MONEY MAKES US REAL
THE PROUD GOOD-BYE
THE PROUD GOOD-BYE
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Author
About the Author
Books by Ben Fountain
Books by Ben Fountain
Credits
Credits
Copyright
Copyright
About the Publisher
About the Publisher
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