Dirty Work
This gripping novel is not only one of the best books written about Vietnam; it is also one of the most powerful anti-war novels in American literature. Walter James has no face. Braiden Chaney has no arms or legs. They lost them 22 years ago, in Vietnam. Now, in the course of one long night in a V.A. hospital, these two soldiers-one black, the other white-reveal how they came to be where they are and what they can only hope to become.
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Dirty Work
This gripping novel is not only one of the best books written about Vietnam; it is also one of the most powerful anti-war novels in American literature. Walter James has no face. Braiden Chaney has no arms or legs. They lost them 22 years ago, in Vietnam. Now, in the course of one long night in a V.A. hospital, these two soldiers-one black, the other white-reveal how they came to be where they are and what they can only hope to become.
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Dirty Work

Dirty Work

by Larry Brown
Dirty Work

Dirty Work

by Larry Brown

 


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Overview

This gripping novel is not only one of the best books written about Vietnam; it is also one of the most powerful anti-war novels in American literature. Walter James has no face. Braiden Chaney has no arms or legs. They lost them 22 years ago, in Vietnam. Now, in the course of one long night in a V.A. hospital, these two soldiers-one black, the other white-reveal how they came to be where they are and what they can only hope to become.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

An unforgettable, unshakable novel.”—The New York Times Book Review

“The writing, the characters, and the plot are so compelling that you can't help but stay with the book until its conclusion.”Washington Post Book World

“There has been no antiwar novel . . . quite like Larry Brown'sDirty Work.The New York Times

“One of the most powerful antiwar novels in American literature.”The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“A marvelous book . . . Brown's swift, intuitive dialogue explodes like a land mine and leaves the reader dizzy with shock.”The Kansas City Star

“A real knockout.”New York Newsday

“A powerful and original work all its own that moves along in short, staccato chapters with indisputably authentic language.”The New York Times

“Stunning power . . . Dirty Workmakes the human cost of war achingly real.”USA Today

“An unsparing book, at once brutal and compassionate, horrible, yet funny, too.”The Philadelphia Inquirer

“Courageous . . . It's hard to imagine a more powerful effect than the one Brown creates with his attentive, unsparing prose.”St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“[Brown] has created two fully realized, believable—and often very funny—characters . . . No one who reads this book is likely to forget them.”The Houston Post

“A novel of the first order . . . A gem.” The Washington Post

Reviews

“An unforgettable, unshakable novel.”—The New York Times Book Review

“The writing, the characters, and the plot are so compelling that you can't help but stay with the book until its conclusion.”Washington Post Book World

“There has been no antiwar novel . . . quite like Larry Brown'sDirty Work.The New York Times

“One of the most powerful antiwar novels in American literature.”The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“A marvelous book . . . Brown's swift, intuitive dialogue explodes like a land mine and leaves the reader dizzy with shock.”The Kansas City Star

“A real knockout.”New York Newsday

“A powerful and original work all its own that moves along in short, staccato chapters with indisputably authentic language.”The New York Times

“Stunning power . . . Dirty Workmakes the human cost of war achingly real.”USA Today

“An unsparing book, at once brutal and compassionate, horrible, yet funny, too.”The Philadelphia Inquirer

“Courageous . . . It's hard to imagine a more powerful effect than the one Brown creates with his attentive, unsparing prose.”St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“[Brown] has created two fully realized, believable—and often very funny—characters . . . No one who reads this book is likely to forget them.”The Houston Post

“A novel of the first order . . . A gem.” The Washington Post

The Washington Post

"A novel of the first order. . . . A gem."—The Washington Post

The New York Times

"There has been no anti-war novel . . . quite like Dirty Work."—The New York Times

The Kansas City Star

"Explodes like a land mine. . . . A marvelous book."—The Kansas City Star

Newsday

"A real knockout."—New York Newsday

Product Details

BN ID: 2940170138951
Publisher: Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date: 02/06/2008
Edition description: Unabridged
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