Indian Country
by Philip Caputo
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Explores the aftermath of the Vietnam war to reveal the heart and mind of a single soldier who returns to the States shattered by his experience in Southeast Asia.Tags
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Excellent book. The overarching story is of a Vietnam vet sinking into insanity for 14 years after returning home from the war, then finally finding forgiveness and life. But it is so much more than that. It is about friendship, family - both blood and chosen, religion, Native American beliefs, ecology. Set in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Philip Caputo is a fabulous writer.
Looking for his non-fiction account of Viet Nam "A Rumor of War," which was checked-out so found this instead. A story of the coming home of a veteran and the effect on his and his lover's life. Even those who did not go knew some like the protagonist, who returned to every town, small and large in this country, to suffer in vast silence, loudly. Moving, compassionate novel by a Floridian (Key West).
Not Caputo's best but still worth reading. 3.5
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Philip Caputo was born on June 10, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois. He received a B.A. from Loyola University in 1964. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1964 to 1967. His first book, A Rumor of War (1977), recounts his military tour of Vietnam. He has written more than fifteen books including Horn of Africa, Indian Country, Equation for Evil, show more Crossers, and The Longest Road. His journalism career began in 1968, when he joined the staff of the Chicago Tribune, serving as a general assignment and team investigative reporter until 1972 and then as a foreign correspondent for the next five years. In 1972 he and Hugh Jones received a Pulitzer Prize for their coverage of election fraud in the primaries. He has also written for the New York Times, Washington Post, the Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times, and many other publications. He has worked as a screenwriter for Paramount Pictures and Michael Douglas Productions. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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