Bill Glose

All the Ruined Men (eBook, ePUB)

Stories

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

For readers of Phil Klay, Kevin Powers, and Tim O'Brien: Dramatic, powerful, authentic short stories of soldiers fighting a "forever war," in combat and back home, and the 2023 winner of the Library of Virginia Award for Fiction.

Combat takes a different toll on each soldier; so does coming home. All the Ruined Men by Bill Glose comprises linked stories that show veterans struggling for normalcy as they grapple with flashbacks, injuries (both physical and psychological), damaged relationships, loss of faith, and loss of memory. Beginning in 2003, All the Ruined Men spans ten years, from the confident beginning of America's "forever war" to the confusion and disillusionment that followed.

As a former paratrooper and Gulf War veteran, author Bill Glose is closely bound to these stories. Drawing from his own experiences and military knowledge, Glose presents a cast of complex and sympathetic characters: young men who embraced what seemed like a war of just cause, who trained and fought and lived and died together, and who have returned to families, wives, children, civilian life, and an America that has lost its way.

Unforgettable, moving, filled with moments of anguish, doubt, love, hope, and other emotions, All the Ruined Men is a singular debut collection.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: St. Martin's Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. August 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781250279897
• Artikelnr.: 62426730

Autorenporträt

Bill Glose

Inhaltsangabe

In the Early, Cocksure Days
Dirge
Red Legs
Dead Man's Hands
Replacements
Dog is Not a Palindrome
River Crossing
Sacrifices
Exodus
First Drunk Night Back
Bright, Inconsequential Things
What Won't Stay Buried
All the Fractured Pieces
The Dead Aren't Allowed to Walk
Her Brother's Apartment
Falling Backwards
Penultimate Dad
Words Outlive the Tongue
Acknowledgments
Glossary
Author's Note