The Pugilist at Rest

14 stories grouped into four parts: the horrors of Vietnam; men at war with women; the difficulties of divorce, mental defects, and the ravages of cancer; and battling epilepsy and alcoholism.

First sentence: HEY BABY got caught writing a letter to his girl when he was supposed to be taking notes on the specs of the M-14 rifle.

Year

1993

Language

English

Publisher

Back Bay Books

Editions

9

Pages

240

ISBN

9780316473040

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