A Midnight Clear: A Novel - Brossura

Wharton, William

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ISBN 10: 1557042578 ISBN 13: 9781557042576

Casa editrice: William Morrow & Co, 1996

Riassunto

Set in the Ardennes Forest on Christmas Eve 1944, Sergeant Will Knott and five other GIs are ordered close to the German lines to establish an observation post in an abandoned chateau. Here they play at being soldiers in what seems to be complete isolation. That is, until the Germans begin revealing their whereabouts and leaving signs of their presence: a scarecrow, equipment the squad had dropped on a retreat from a reconnaissance mission and, strangest of all, a small fir tree hung with fruit, candles, and cardboard stars. Suddenly, Knott and the others must unravel these mysteries, learning as they do about themselves, about one another, and about the "enemy," until A Midnight Clear reaches its unexpected climax, one of the most shattering in the literature of war.

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L'autore:

William Wharton (1925–2008) is the pen name of a painter who launched a writing career after the age of 50, winning a National Book Award for his first novel, Birdy, in 1978. He went on to publish seven more novels (Dad, A Midnight Clear, Scumbler, Pride, Tidings, Franky Furbo, and Last Lovers) and two memoirs (Ever After and Houseboat on the Seine).

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• Editore: William Morrow & Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1557042578
• ISBN 13: 9781557042576
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 256