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In Pharaoh's Army

Memories of the Lost War

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Whether he is evoking the blind carnage of the Tet offensive, the theatrics of his fellow Americans, or the unraveling of his own illusions, Wolff brings to this work the same uncanny eye for detail, pitiless candor and mordant wit that made This Boy's Life a modern classic.
© Marion Ettlinger
Tobias Wolff lives in Northern California and teaches at Stanford University. He has received the Rea Award for excellence in the short story, a Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and the PEN/Faulkner Award. View titles by Tobias Wolff
Part One
Thanksgiving Special
Command Presence
White Man
Close Calls
Duty
A Federal Offense

Part Two
The Lesson
Old China
I Right a Wrong
Souvenir
The Rough Humor of Soldiers
Civilian
Last Shot
  • FINALIST | 1994
    National Book Awards

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Whether he is evoking the blind carnage of the Tet offensive, the theatrics of his fellow Americans, or the unraveling of his own illusions, Wolff brings to this work the same uncanny eye for detail, pitiless candor and mordant wit that made This Boy's Life a modern classic.

Author

© Marion Ettlinger
Tobias Wolff lives in Northern California and teaches at Stanford University. He has received the Rea Award for excellence in the short story, a Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and the PEN/Faulkner Award. View titles by Tobias Wolff

Table of Contents

Part One
Thanksgiving Special
Command Presence
White Man
Close Calls
Duty
A Federal Offense

Part Two
The Lesson
Old China
I Right a Wrong
Souvenir
The Rough Humor of Soldiers
Civilian
Last Shot

Awards

  • FINALIST | 1994
    National Book Awards

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