Thank You for Your Service (book)
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Author | David Finkel |
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Language | English |
Genre | Nonfiction |
Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Publication date | 1 October 2013 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardcover) |
Pages | 272 pp |
ISBN | 978-0-374-18066-9 |
Thank You for Your Service, written by American journalist David Finkel, is the follow up non-fiction book to The Good Soldiers, which chronicles the lives of the 2-16 Infantry Battalion in Baghdad during 2007 and 2008.[1] With this sequel, Finkel examines the soldier’s lives back home in the US as they struggle to readjust to family and civilian life.[2] The book was published in 2013 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.[3]
Selected awards & honors
- New York Times Book Review Notable Books of the Year - 2013[4]
- Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism[5]
- NPR Best Book of the Year – 2013[6]
- National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist
- Carla Furstenberg Cohen Literary Prize[7]
Film adaptation
A feature film adaptation of same name is currently being filmed.[8]
References
- ^ "Thank You for Your Service (book review)". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ Samet, Elizabeth D. (September 26, 2013). "Not O.K." The New York Times. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "30 Books 2013: Colette Bancroft on David Finkel's 'Thank You for Your Service'". http://bookcritics.org/. National Book Critics Circle Award. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
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- ^ "100 Notable Books of 2013". The New York Times. November 27, 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "NYPL Announces Five Finalists In Its Annual Helen Bernstein Book Award For Excellence In Journalism". www.nypl.org. New York Public Library. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "NPR's Book Concierge Our Guide To 2013's Great Read". NPR.org. National Public Radio. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "First Carla Furstenberg Cohen Lit Prize Winners Revealed". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Principal Photography Begins on 'Thank You for Your Service'". Business Wire. February 9, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.