Fourteen Landing Zones Approaches to Vietnam War Literature

It is in the spirit of the LZ that the essayists inFourteen Landing Zonesapproach the writings of the Vietnam War. These fourteen diverse and powerful works by some of today's leading critics in Vietnam studies begin to answer the question of how we will filter the writings of the Vietnam War-including fiction, poetry, drama, and memoirs. What will survive the process of critical acclaim and societal affirmation-and why? Included is an incisive introduction by Jason that provides an overview of the burgeoning body of Vietnam War literature and its peculiar life in the literary and academic marketplace. This strong, often emotional volume will be of particular importance to all those interested in the literature of the Vietnam War, contemporary literature, and contemporary culture and history.Jason, Philip K. is the author of 'Fourteen Landing Zones Approaches to Vietnam War Literature', published 1991 under ISBN 9780877453154 and ISBN 0877453152.