{"product_id":"the-hell-of-war-comes-home-imaginative-texts-from-the-conflicts-in-afghanistan-and-iraq-paperback","title":"The Hell of War Comes Home: Imaginative Texts from the Conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOwen W. Gilman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOwen W. Gilman Jr. stresses the US experience of war in the twenty-first century and argues that wherever and whenever there is war, there will be imaginative responses to it, especially the recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Since the trauma of September 11, the experience of Americans at war has been rendered honestly and fully in a wide range of texts--creative nonfiction and journalism, film, poetry, and fiction. These responses, Gilman contends, have packed a lot of power and measure up even to World War II's literature and film. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike few other books, Gilman's volume studies these new texts-- among them Kevin Powers's debut novel \u003ci\u003eThe Yellow Birds\u003c\/i\u003e and Phil Klay's short stories \u003ci\u003eRedeployment\u003c\/i\u003e, along with the films \u003ci\u003eThe Hurt Locker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Sniper\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBilly Lynn's Long Halftime Walk\u003c\/i\u003e. For perspective, Gilman also looks at some touchstones from the Vietnam War. Compared to a few of the big Vietnam books and films, this new material has mostly been read and watched by small audiences and generated less discussion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGilman exposes the circumstances in American culture currently preventing literature and film of our recent wars from making a significant impact. He contends that Americans' inclination to demand distraction limits learning from these compelling responses to war in the past decade. According to Gilman, where there should be clarity and depth of knowledge, we instead face misunderstanding and the anguish endured by veterans betrayed by war and our lack of understanding.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOwen W. Gilman Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e lives near Valley Forge National Park and is professor of English at Saint Joseph's University. He has written extensively about the literature and film of the Vietnam War and is coeditor of \u003ci\u003eAmerica Rediscovered: Critical Essays on the Literature and Film of the Vietnam War\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eVietnam and the Southern Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e, published by University Press of Mississippi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51805523411232,"sku":"9781496823342","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ec3a2c6c97ebda1b2740010a3a776e19.webp?v=1780910698","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-hell-of-war-comes-home-imaginative-texts-from-the-conflicts-in-afghanistan-and-iraq-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}