John Mulligan

Shopping Cart Soldiers

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This stunning, internationally acclaimed first novel of the Vietnam War and its shattering aftermath recounts the private horrors of a Scottish immigrant who is drafted into the army shortly after his family arrives in the United States.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Scribner
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 312g
• ISBN-13: 9780684856056
• ISBN-10: 0684856050
• Artikelnr.: 21382063

Autorenporträt

John Mulligan was born in Kirkintilloch, Scotland, in 1950, into a home with ten children. After his family emigrated to the U.S., Mulligan enlisted in the Air Force. Within weeks of turning 18 and while still a British citizen, he was on his way to combat in Vietnam. On his return to San Francisco after his tour of duty, he suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and was homeless for more than ten years. During his recovery from alcoholism, Mulligan attended a veteran's workshop run by the celebrated author Maxine Hong Kingston, who recognized his extraordinary talent and helped him edit the manuscript of Shopping Cart Soldiers.