Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-242) and index.
INTRODUCTION: WALKING POINT IN THE AMERICAN ARCHIVE; 1. THE CAMERA'S EYE; 2. THE MEMOIR AS "WISE ENDURANCE, "; 3. HEARTS OF DARKNESS; 4. THE WRITER AS ALCHEMIST; 5. SHADES OF RETRIEVAL; AFTERWORD: TOWARD AN AMERICAN PEACE; NOTES; WORKS CITED; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W.
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An assessment of the most important novels and memoirs written by Americans about Vietnam, considered under the headings of realism, the classical memoir, black humour, revised romanticism. and mnemonic narrative.
Walking point.
American prose literature-- 20th century-- History and criticism.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975-- Literature and the war.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975, Personal narratives, American.