A dark and indelible epic about the other side of the American Dream thisnovel spans two decades and focuses on the Vietnam war. Described by many as aCatch22 f... » 

A dark and indelible epic about the other side of the American Dream thisnovel spans two decades and focuses on the Vietnam war. Described by many as aCatch22 for our times it was highly acclaimed when it was published inhardback and won the American National Book Award For Fiction. An epic ofdrenched sensuality and absurdly chewable dialogue... Steven Poole Books ofthe Year New Statesman «