About the Book

"The Vietnam Reader is a selection of the finest and best-known art from the American war in Vietnam, including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, film, still photos, and popular song lyrics. All the strongest work is here, from mainstream bestsellers to radical poetry, from Tim O'Brien to Marvin Gaye. Also included are incisive reader's questions--useful for educators and book clubs--in a volume that makes an essential contribution to a wider understanding of the Vietnam War.
This authoritative and accessible volume is sure to become a classic reference, as well as indispensable and provocative reading for anyone who wants to know more about the war that changed the face of late-twentieth-century America.

Product Details

Media: Paperback Book, 736 pages

Language: English

Publisher: Anchor Books

Edition: Unknown

ISBN-10: 0385491182

Publication Date: Oct. 20th, 1998

ISBN-13: 9780385491181

Dimensions: 5.30 x 8.04 x 1.62 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.15 lbs

• Categories: General American Literary Criticism Vietnam War History