The well-meaning protagonists of Brief Encounters with Che Guevara are caught—to both disastrous and hilarious effect—in the maelstrom of political and social upheaval surrounding them. Ben Fountain's prize-winning debut speaks to the intimate connection between the foreign, the familiar, and the inescapably human.
Ben Fountain Knihy
Beň Fountain píše fikciu, ktorá skúma americkú kultúru a vojnové témy. Jeho štýl je známy svojou energiou a prenikavým pozorovaním súčasnej spoločnosti. Fountainove diela často zachytávajú komplexnosť ľudskej skúsenosti s humorom aj empatiou. Jeho písanie je cenené pre svoju originalitu a hlboký vhľad do súčasného sveta.
Billy Lynn's long halftime walk
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A satire set in Texas during America's war in Iraq that explores the gaping national disconnect between the war at home and the war abroad. Follows the surviving members of the heroic Bravo Squad through one exhausting stop in their media-intensive "Victory Tour" at Texas Stadium, football mecca of the Dallas Cowboys, their fans, promoters, and cheerleaders