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'''''Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War''''' is a novel by American author and decorated Marine Karl Marlantes. It was |
'''''Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War''''' is a novel by [[America|American]] [[author]] and decorated [[Marine]] Karl Marlantes. It was released on March 23, 2010, published by [http://www.groveatlantic.com/#page=infoatlantic Atlantic Monthly Press] in association with [http://www.elleonliteraryarts.org El León Literary Arts]. |
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Marlantes is a graduate of Yale University and a Rhodes scholar. He was also a highly decorated Marine who served in Vietnam. He was awarded the Navy Cross, the Bronze Star, two Navy Commendation Medals for valor, two Purple Hearts, and ten air medals. He spent 35 years working on the novel which was rejected for publication numerous times. |
Marlantes is a graduate of Yale University and a Rhodes scholar. He was also a highly decorated Marine who served in Vietnam. He was awarded the Navy Cross, the Bronze Star, two Navy Commendation Medals for valor, two Purple Hearts, and ten air medals. He spent 35 years working on the novel which was rejected for publication numerous times. |
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''Matterhorn'' received high praise from many critics. [[Sebastian Junger]] in the ''New York Times'' called it "one of the most profound and devastating novels ever to come out of Vietnam — or any war." [[Mark Bowden]], author of [[Black Hawk Down (book)]], said “(it is) so authentic, so moving and so intense, so relentlessly dramatic, that there were times I wasn’t sure I could stand to turn the page... There have been some very good novels about the Vietnam War, but ''Matterhorn'' is the first great one, and I doubt it will ever be surpassed.” |
''Matterhorn'' received high praise from many critics. [[Sebastian Junger]] in the ''New York Times'' called it "one of the most profound and devastating novels ever to come out of Vietnam — or any war." [[Mark Bowden]], author of [[Black Hawk Down (book)]], said “(it is) so authentic, so moving and so intense, so relentlessly dramatic, that there were times I wasn’t sure I could stand to turn the page... There have been some very good novels about the Vietnam War, but ''Matterhorn'' is the first great one, and I doubt it will ever be surpassed.” |
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Revision as of 08:10, 8 May 2010
Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War is a novel by American author and decorated Marine Karl Marlantes. It was released on March 23, 2010, published by Atlantic Monthly Press in association with El León Literary Arts.
Marlantes is a graduate of Yale University and a Rhodes scholar. He was also a highly decorated Marine who served in Vietnam. He was awarded the Navy Cross, the Bronze Star, two Navy Commendation Medals for valor, two Purple Hearts, and ten air medals. He spent 35 years working on the novel which was rejected for publication numerous times.
The plot takes place in 1969 during the Vietnam war. It concerns the exploits of second lieutenant Waino Mellas and his compatriots in Bravo Company, most of whom are teenagers. "Matterhorn" is the code name for a fire support base located between Laos and the DMZ. At the beginning of the novel, the Marines control the base only to later abandon it. The latter portions of the novel detail the futile struggles of Bravo Company to retake the base, which is now in enemy hands.
Matterhorn received high praise from many critics. Sebastian Junger in the New York Times called it "one of the most profound and devastating novels ever to come out of Vietnam — or any war." Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down (book), said “(it is) so authentic, so moving and so intense, so relentlessly dramatic, that there were times I wasn’t sure I could stand to turn the page... There have been some very good novels about the Vietnam War, but Matterhorn is the first great one, and I doubt it will ever be surpassed.”