GOING AFTER CACCIATO
by O'Brien, Tim
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0440029481
- ISBN 13
- 9780440029489
- Seller
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Talent, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1978. First edition, first printing . Hardcover. Winner of the 1979 National Book Award. Very good plus in very good dust jacket with several tiny tears and tiny damp stain to the reverse at the base of the spine panel, not affecting the front. Publisher's price of $8.95 on the front flap.
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
- Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43206
- Title
- GOING AFTER CACCIATO
- Author
- O'Brien, Tim
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- ISBN 10
- 0440029481
- ISBN 13
- 9780440029489
- Publisher
- Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- war, literature, novel
Terms of Sale
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
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About the Seller
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Talent, Oregon
About Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books has been a full-time mail order bookstore since 1984. Beginning with a small inventory of 400 books, we now have over 10,000 books. Though we do not have an open store, every year we exhibit at between 12 to 14 book fairs and events in the Western United States. All our books are listed on line and visitors are welcome by appointment.
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