Meditations in Green Tapa dura - 1983

Simon & Schuster. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Simon & Schuster. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Simon & Schuster. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Vintage. Used; Good. Sardonic, searing, seductive, and surreal, the award-winning Meditations in Green is regarded by many as the best novel of the Vietnam War. It is a kaleidoscopic collage that whirls about an indelible array of images and characters: perverted Winky, who opted for the army to stay off of welfare; eccentric Payne, who's obsessed with the film he's making of the war; and bucolic Claypool, who's irrevocably doomed to a fate worse than death, just to mention a few. <br /><br />And floating at the center of this psychedelic spin is Specialist 4 James Griffin. In country, Griffin studies the jungle of carpet-bomb photos as he fights desperately to keep his grip on reality. And battling addiction stateside after his tour, he studies the green of household plants as he struggles mightily to regain his sanity. With mesmerizing action and Joycean interior monologues, Stephen Wright has created a book that is as much an homage to the darkness of war as it is a… Leer más

New York. 1983. Scribners. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Slightly Worn Dustjacket. 0684180103. 342 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. keywords: Literature Vietnam War America Asia. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Sardonic, searing, seductive and surreal, the award-winning MEDITATIONS IN GREEN is regarded by many as the best novel of the Vietnam War. It is a kaleidoscopic collage that whirls about an indelible array of images and characters: perverted Winky, who opted for the army to stay off of welfare; eccentric Payne, who's obsessed with the film he's making of the war; bucolic Claypool, who's irrevocably doomed to a fate worse than death. Just to mention a few. And floating at the center of this psychedelic spin is Spec. 4 James Griffin. In country, Griffin studies the jungle of carpet bomb photos as he fights desperately to keep his grip on reality. And battling addiction stateside after his tour, he studies the green of household plants as he struggles mightily to get his sanity… Leer más

Simon & Schuster. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1983. Hardcover. Fine/Good. Good DJ/Fine book.

Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1983. Soft cover. Near Very Good. (Winner of the Maxwell Perkins Prize) Large, sturdy softcover, glossy green wrappers with color-illustration of armed GI sitting in yoga position before flower on front wrapper, yellow, white and black lettering, 342 pages. Light wear to bottom front edge and back edges, slight wear to spine corners, light wear to long spine edges. Near Very Good.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1983. 3rd printing. Unmarked copy with a shelf bump to lower edge rear board. 342pp. In a lightly rubbed jacket. Author's first novel. Vietnam war novel.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.

Brand: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1983-08-01. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good.