Going after Cacciato

Tim O'Brien First published 1991

About this book

In a blend of reality and fantasy, this novel tells the story of a young soldier who one day lays down his rifle and sets off on a quixotic journey from the jungles of Indochina to the streets of Paris. In its memorable evocation of men both fleeing from and meeting the demands of battle, Going After Cacciato stands as much more than just a great war novel. Ultimately it's about the forces of fear and heroism that do battle in the hearts of us all.

Subjects

  • award:national_book_award=1979
  • award:national_book_award=fiction
  • fiction
  • fiction in english
  • fiction, war & military
  • guerre du viêt-nam, 1961-1975
  • national book award winner
  • reading level-grade 10
  • reading level-grade 11
  • reading level-grade 12
  • reading level-grade 7
  • reading level-grade 8
  • reading level-grade 9
  • romans, nouvelles
  • vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975
  • vietnam war, 1961-1975
  • vietnam war, 1961-1975, fiction
  • war stories