Steinbeck in Vietnam

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Steinbeck in Vietnam: Dispatches from the War is an autobiographical book written by John Steinbeck, laureate of Nobel Prize in Literature and Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, edited by Thomas E. Barden and published by University of Virginia Press on 29 March 2012. [1]

Critical reception and reviews

David Willson of Vietnam Veterans of America wrote "I recommend Steinbeck in Vietnam to Vietnam War-oriented readers.", [2]

The book has been also reviewed by Charles Lariomore Etheridge of Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, [3] an editor of World History Group [4] and Anthony Marro of Newsday. [5]

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References

  1. Steinbeck, John (2012-03-29). Steinbeck in Vietnam: Dispatches from the War. University of Virginia Press. ISBN   978-0-8139-3270-5.
  2. Willson, David. "Steinbeck in Vietnam by John Steinbeck | Books in Review". Vietnam Veterans of America . Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  3. Etheridge, Charles Lariomore (January 2013). "Steinbeck in Vietnam: Dispatches from the War ed. by Thomas E. Barden (review)". Steinbeck Review via ResearchGate.
  4. "Review - Steinbeck in Vietnam: Dispatches From the War". HistoryNet . 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  5. "'Steinbeck in Vietnam: Dispatches From the War'". Newsday. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 2023-02-11.