Letter Composed During a Lull in the Fighting
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National Book Award finalist, Iraq war veteran, novelist and poet Kevin Powers creates a deeply affecting portrait of a life shaped by war. Letter Composed During a Lull in the Fighting captures the many moments that...
Published By Little, Brown and Company
Format Hardback
Category
Number Of Pages 112
Publication Date 04/01/2014
ISBN 9780316401081
Dimensions 6 inches x 8.75 inches
Praise for The Yellow Birds
"Extraordinary...A harrowing story about the friendship of two young men trying to stay alive on the battlefield...Brilliantly observed and deeply affecting." --Michiko Kakutani, New York Times
"Powers is a poet first, so The Yellow Birds is spare, incredibly precise, unimproveable."--Dave Eggers, Observer
"Kevin Powers has produced a masterpiece of war literature and a classic."--Hilary Mantel, London Times
"A powerful work of art....Put it way up on that high rare shelf alongside Ernest Hemingway and Tim O'Brien."--Anthony Swofford