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Revision as of 22:13, 4 December 2011
Karl Marlantes is the author of Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War, a New York Times Top 10 Bestseller published in 2010. The New York Times declared Matterhorn "one of the most profound and devastating novels ever to come out of Vietnam" [1]. Matterhorn received the 2011 Washington State Book Award in the Fiction category.
The novel is based on Marlantes' experiences in the Vietnam War, where he served as a lieutenant and received various meritorious service awards from the United States Marine Corps [2]. Marlantes first received a National Merit Scholarship to attend Yale University and was then a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford [3]. The decorations he was awarded while serving in the Marines include the Navy Cross,[4] two Navy Commendation Medals for valor, two Purple Hearts and ten Air Medals.
Marlantes was awarded the Navy Cross for an action in Vietnam in which he, as a company commander, led an assault on a North Vietnamese bunker complex on a hilltop.[5]
He has recently published a non-fiction work entitled What It Is Like To Go To War about modern veteran life upon return to the civilian world. [6]
References
- ^ New York Times Book Review, Sebastian Junger, April 2010
- ^ Karl Marlantes On His 30-Year Quest To Publish ‘Matterhorn’
- ^ Seattle Times, March 2010
- ^ Military Times Hall of Valor Navy Cross Citation, additional text.
- ^ Marlantes, Karl, "The Truth About Being A Hero; Karl Marlantes on what makes men heroes--in their own hearts and in the eyes of others", Wall Street Journal, 20 August 2011.
- ^ New York Times Sunday Book Review
External links
- Interview on Matterhorn at the Pritzker Military Library
- Q&A interview with Marlantes, first aired Nov. 13, 2011
- Karl Marlantesauthor page on publisher Grove/ Atlantic's site.
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