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Paco's Story
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Paco's Story Compact disc - 2006

by Larry Heinemann; Read by Richard Ferrone


Summary

Paco Sullivan is the only man in Alpha Company to survive a cataclysmic Viet Cong attack on Fire Base Harriette in Vietnam. Everyone else is annihilated. When a medic finally rescues Paco almost two days later, he is waiting to die, flies and maggots covering his burnt, shattered body. He winds up back in the US with his legs full of pins, daily rations of Librium and Valium, and no sense of what to do next. One evening, on the tail of a rainstorm, he limps off the bus and into the small town of Boone, determined to find a real job and a real bed--but no matter how hard he works, nothing muffles the anguish in his mind and body. Brilliantly and vividly written, Paco's Story--winner of a National Book Award--plunges you into the violence and casual cruelty of the Vietnam War, and the ghostly aftermath that often dealt the harshest blows.From the Trade Paperback edition.

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Paco Sullivan is the only man in Alpha Company to survive a cataclysmic Vietcong attack on Fire Base Harriette in Vietnam. Everyone else is annihilated. When a medic finally rescues him almost two days later, Paco is waiting to die, flies and maggots covering his burnt, shattered body. He winds up back in the United States with his legs full of pins, daily rations of Librium and Valium, and no sense of what to do next. One evening, on the tail of a rainstorm, he limps off a bus and into the small town of Boone, determined to find a real job and a real bed, but no matter how hard he works, nothing muffles the anguish in his mind and body. Brilliantly and vividly written, Paco's Story plunges the reader into the violence and casual cruelty of the Vietnam War and the ghostly aftermath that often dealt the harshest blows.

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  • Title Paco's Story
  • Author Larry Heinemann; Read by Richard Ferrone
  • Binding Compact Disc
  • Edition Unabridged
  • Volumes 7
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Blackstone Audiobooks
  • Date August 15, 2006
  • ISBN 9780786172788 / 0786172789
  • Weight 0.38 lbs (0.17 kg)
  • Dimensions 5.84 x 5.22 x 0.73 in (14.83 x 13.26 x 1.85 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1960's
    • Chronological Period: 1970's
    • Cultural Region: Southeast Asian
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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UNITED STATES: Blackstone Audiobooks, 2006 Audio Book. Very Good. AUDIO CD. 6 BRAND NEW AUDIO CDs. NEW CDS SEALED in the shrink wrap. Just a bit of shelf wear. Enjoy this NEW AUDIO CD performance GIFT QUALITY for your home and library..
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