The Resource Billy Lynn's long halftime walk : [a Gab bag for book discussion groups], Ben Fountain, (kit)
Billy Lynn's long halftime walk : [a Gab bag for book discussion groups], Ben Fountain, (kit)
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The item Billy Lynn's long halftime walk : [a Gab bag for book discussion groups], Ben Fountain, (kit) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Williamsburg Regional Library.
This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Book discussion group edition.
- Extent
- 12 regular print copies, 1 large print copy, 1 audiobook +
- Note
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- Assembled by the Adult Services staff of the Williamsburg Regional Library for use by book discussion groups
- Copies published: Ecco, 2012 (imprint may vary)
- Each copy: 307 pages
- Title from tag attached to tote bag
- Isbn
- 9780060885618
- Label
- Billy Lynn's long halftime walk : [a Gab bag for book discussion groups]
- Title
- Billy Lynn's long halftime walk
- Title remainder
- [a Gab bag for book discussion groups]
- Statement of responsibility
- Ben Fountain
- Title variation
- Gab bags
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Awards note
- National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, 2012.
- Cataloging source
- VAK
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Fountain, Ben
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
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- Williamsburg Regional Library
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- Book clubs (Discussion groups)
- Football and war
- Group reading
- Iraq War, 2003-2011
- Veterans
- Texas
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Billy Lynn's long halftime walk : [a Gab bag for book discussion groups], Ben Fountain, (kit)
- Link
- Note
-
- Assembled by the Adult Services staff of the Williamsburg Regional Library for use by book discussion groups
- Copies published: Ecco, 2012 (imprint may vary)
- Each copy: 307 pages
- Title from tag attached to tote bag
- Accompanying material
- 1 resource notebook
- Carrier category
- object
- Carrier category code
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- nr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- three-dimensional form
- Content type code
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- tdf
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Edition
- Book discussion group edition.
- Extent
- 12 regular print copies, 1 large print copy, 1 audiobook +
- Isbn
- 9780060885618
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Note
- Please call Adult Services Desk at 259-7720 with any questions.
- System control number
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- 874850898
- (OCoLC)874850898
- Label
- Billy Lynn's long halftime walk : [a Gab bag for book discussion groups], Ben Fountain, (kit)
- Link
- Note
-
- Assembled by the Adult Services staff of the Williamsburg Regional Library for use by book discussion groups
- Copies published: Ecco, 2012 (imprint may vary)
- Each copy: 307 pages
- Title from tag attached to tote bag
- Accompanying material
- 1 resource notebook
- Carrier category
- object
- Carrier category code
-
- nr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- three-dimensional form
- Content type code
-
- tdf
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Edition
- Book discussion group edition.
- Extent
- 12 regular print copies, 1 large print copy, 1 audiobook +
- Isbn
- 9780060885618
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- Please call Adult Services Desk at 259-7720 with any questions.
- System control number
-
- 874850898
- (OCoLC)874850898
Subject
- Group reading
- Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Fiction
- Football and war -- United States -- Fiction
- Texas -- Fiction
- Veterans -- Texas -- Fiction
- Satirical literature
- Book clubs (Discussion groups)
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- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Best Fiction Books: 2012
- trueALA Notable Books - Fiction: 2013
- trueLibrary Journal Top Ten
- trueLos Angeles Times Book Prizes: Fiction
- trueNational Book Critics Circle Award: Fiction
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Fiction and Poetry: 2012
- trueSchool Library Journal's Adult Books 4 Teens: 2012
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