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- A contemporary war novel centered on the physical and psychological trauma of taking part in war, The Yellow Birds has been compared to other classics of the genre, written about twentieth-century wars.
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The Yellow Birds is the debut novel from American writer, poet, and Iraq War veteran Kevin Powers. It was one of The New York Times's 100 Most Notable Books of 2012 and a finalist for the 2012 National Book Award. It was awarded the 2012 The Guardian First Book Award, and the 2013 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award.
- Kevin Powers
- 2012
Sep 6, 2012 · 3.74. 25,899 ratings3,501 reviews. With profound emotional insight, especially into the effects of a hidden war on mothers and families at home, The Yellow Birds is a groundbreaking novel about the costs of war that is destined to become a classic.
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A contemporary war novel centered on the physical and psychological trauma of taking part in war, The Yellow Birds has been compared to other classics of the genre, written about twentieth-century wars.
Aug 31, 2012 · The Yellow Birds is a must-read book, not only because it bears witness to this particular war, but also because it ekes out some scant but vital vision of humanity from its shame and...
Oct 4, 2012 · Oct. 4, 2012. At the age of 17, Kevin Powers enlisted in the Army and eventually served as a machine-gunner in Iraq, where the sky is “vast and catacombed with clouds,” where soldiers stay awake on...
Sep 25, 2012 · "The Yellow Birds" is his first novel, and though it isn't the first work of fiction about the war on terror by someone who actually fought in it, such books fill a relatively short shelf.
Sep 6, 2012 · “The Yellow Birds,” a brilliantly observed novel by a veteran of the war in Iraq, stands with Tim O’Brien’s enduring Vietnam book, “The Things They Carried,” as a classic of war fiction.
