Ben Fountain is an American author known for his fiction, including the short story collection Astoria to Zion. He often writes about contemporary issues with a clear, direct style.
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Synopsis
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. Asked to be part of the Dallas Cowboys' halftime show on Thanksgiving, Specialist Billy Lynn, one of the eight surviving men of the Bravo Squad, finds his life forever changed by this event that causes him to better understand difficult truths about himself.
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Edition
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime WalkPaperback, Sep
336 pages
EccoISBN: 97800626440225 editions available