“Terps” — Translating the Veteran’s Story in Literature
How America’s next generation of war writers is leveraging the interpreter.
Tag: war fiction
War Gets Weird in ‘Bring Out the Dog’
On Will Mackin’s debut short story collection.
‘They Are Trying to Break Your Heart’ Lacks Precision, But So Does War
Savill’s novel examines issues as expansive as global war and as intricate as human relationships. Such a range is ambitious, but the final result falls short.
Odie Lindsey Writes a New Style of War Fiction
Most war fiction focuses on the battlefield, on the drama and suspense of reconnaissance, infiltration, and combat. But several bestselling books published in the past decade—such as Phil Klay’s Redeployment and Ben Fountain’s Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk—have set their sights on what happens once soldiers return to civilian life.
