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050 00 a| DS79.766.T87b| A3 2014;

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100 1 a| Turner, Brian,d| 1967-=| ^A1206891;

245 10 a| My life as a foreign country /c| Brian Turner.;

250 a| First American edition.;

264 1 a| New York, NY :b| W.W. Norton & Company,c| 2014.;

300 a| x, 212 pages ;c| 22 cm;

336 a| textb| txt2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia;

338 a| volumeb| nc2| rdacarrier;

500 a| "A memoir"--Dust jacket.;

500 a| Also published: London : Jonathan Cape, 2014.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-208).;

520 a| "In this ... memoir, award-winning poet Brian Turner retraces his war experience--pre-deployment to combat zone, homecoming to aftermath. Free of self-indulgence or self-glorification, his account combines recollection with the imagination's efforts to make reality comprehensible. Across time, he seeks parallels in the histories of others who have gone to war, especially his taciturn grandfather (World War II), father (Cold War), and uncle (Vietnam). Turner also offers something that is truly rare in a memoir of violent conflict--he sees through the eyes of the enemy, imagining his way into the experience of the 'other'"--Provided by publisher.;

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My life as a foreign country / Brian Turner.

Author/creator	Turner, Brian, 1967-
Format	Book
Edition	First American edition.
Publication	New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, 2014.
Description	x, 212 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects	Turner, Brian, 1967- Iraq War, 2003-2011--Personal narratives, American. Soldiers--United States. --Biography. War--Psychological aspects. Soldiers--Psychology.

Abstract	"In this ... memoir, award-winning poet Brian Turner retraces his war experience--pre-deployment to combat zone, homecoming to aftermath. Free of self-indulgence or self-glorification, his account combines recollection with the imagination's efforts to make reality comprehensible. Across time, he seeks parallels in the histories of others who have gone to war, especially his taciturn grandfather (World War II), father (Cold War), and uncle (Vietnam). Turner also offers something that is truly rare in a memoir of violent conflict--he sees through the eyes of the enemy, imagining his way into the experience of the 'other'"--Provided by publisher.
General note	"A memoir"--Dust jacket.
General note	Also published: London : Jonathan Cape, 2014.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-208).
LCCN	2014025849
ISBN	9780393245011 (hbk.) :
ISBN	0393245012 (hbk.)

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