by Ben Fountain · Catedral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788416673049
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«La guerra de Billy Lynn» is the war novel by Ben Fountain, published by Catedral in paperback (432 pages, in Catalan).
Billy Lynn and seven fellow soldiers of Bravo squad are honored during the Thanksgiving Day Super Bowl for their heroism in a battle in Iraq. The novel contrasts the violence of the front with the luxury, fame, and media staging of American patriotism.
Translation by Marc Rubió Rodon. Original work: Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2012), winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.
For adult readers interested in the Iraq War, social criticism, and the role of the media in constructing the hero.
