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- Publication Name
- Minimal Damage
- Title
- Minimal Damage
- Subtitle
- Stories of Veterans
- EAN
- 9780874177213
- ISBN
- 9780874177213
- Release Date
- 30/10/2007
- Release Year
- 2007
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Weight
- 387g
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Minimal Damage : Stories of Veterans
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- War & Military, Short Stories (Single Author), Literary
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In the seven stories and novella of ""Minimal Damage"", veterans search for dignity in a civilian life that has no need for men who were soldiers. Finding themselves psychically scarred, in crisis, on the fringes of society, or in battle with their memories, these men are living ""like warts on America's ass.""The characters range from the enigmatic Mr K, who runs a reality television show and once led an escape from a Korean POW camp, to the doomed Billy Debecki, who regains his dignity in the last minutes of his life by remembering that he once willingly risked his life to save an enemy soldier. In one story, a man who was never a soldier finds a path toward reconciliation with his brother, a former Marine. In another, a man recalls becoming a soldier by watching the humanity of a fellow recruit disintegrate in basic training. In the novella ""Snake Boy,"" a homeless Vietnam vet is kidnapped by a snake-handling evangelist. In proper, upstanding lives and lost, drifting ones, the depth of damage is never immediately apparent for these men. In war, chance, luck, and arbitrary timing conspire to determine a soldier's fate. As civilians, the same uncontrollable forces influence who finds a place in society and who is doomed to keep searching.With emotion, humor, and clarity, Barnes creates characters who show us what it is to live with the trauma of having experienced combat. The fractured souls and lives of these men remind us that the damage doesn't remain on the battlefield.
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Publisher
University of Nevada Press
ISBN-10
0874177219
ISBN-13
9780874177213
eBay Product ID (ePID)
59782325
Product Key Features
Book Title
Minimal Damage : Stories of Veterans
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
War & Military, Short Stories (Single Author), Literary
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Fiction
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in.
Item Height
0.8in.
Item Width
5.5in.
Item Weight
13.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Age Range
Up
Lc Classification Number
Ps3552.A673854m56
Reviews
War shows its human face in former Green Beret Barnes's mostly successful collection about veterans ... trying to get with their civilian lives after experiencing the horrors of battle. ... the strongest ieces exemplify the words of one character who tells his daughter that 'all we can do is invent myths to smooth the harshness.' The lives on display here do just that in stories told with understated compassiona and unexpected flashes of humor. Publishers Weekly, June 4, 2007, Barnes already proved himself as one of today's best, and unjustly obscure, literary war writers. His 2000 debut collection, Gunning for Ho, pulled no punches in depicting the abject horror and black humor of armed conflct. ... You need to read and re-read every single story in Minimal Damage.... Barnes is a literary writer who works hard to defy expectations and avoid cliches. It's one of his great gifts as a storyteller. ... Minimal Damage hits the reader with maximum impact. Las Veags City Life, November 15, 2007, Brillian, beautifully rendered collection of short fiction. Aside from a compelling main character, each of the stories has an intriguing plot that hums along rapidly. ... My highest compliment: I didn't want the stories to end. The Veteran, Books in Review, March/April 2008., Through seven stories and a novella, Barnes explores the lives, legacies, and memories of veterans, all damaged by their war experiences. Kirkus Reviews, August 1, 2007, "In this well-formed, unified collection, the fault line between those who have served as soldiers and those who haven't is laid bare." Reno News & Review
Copyright Date
2007
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2007-004972
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Series
Western Literature Ser.
Dewey Edition
22
Number of Pages
200 Pages
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