| Series |
A Vintage book ; V141
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| Abstract |
In the shadow of the Korean War, a series of misfired mortar shells kill six men in a Marine camp during a training exercise, prompting the commanding officer to order a grueling punishment: a thirty-six mile march through the suffocating heat of the Carolina summer. Intended to beat discipline into the aging reservists, the march instead rankles Lieutenant Culver and Captain Mannix, whose growing resentment of the brutal trek leads to an ultimate, powerful act of rebellion. The Long March is a withering critique of a military system that leaves no room for dignity or personal identity. Told in part through flashbacks and dream sequences, the story is immersed in vivid language and philosophical reflection--a poignant defense of the individual in the face of attempted dehumanization. |
| Local note | Joyner Wright Coll. copy 30372016684885 inscribed on front fly-leaf "To Stuart [Wright] ... Bill [William] Styron. SW note: "George Garrett's notations -- 'see George's story "Tanks," in Empty bed blues (2006)'." Paperback. Lightly marked and noted. Stuart Wright Book Collection #172.27. See also related manuscript material in the Stuart Wright Collection, #1169, in Joyner Library Special Collections. |
| Local note | Joyner Wright Coll. copy 30372017187995 missing title page. Stuart Wright Book Collection #81A.21. See also related manuscript material in the Stuart Wright Collection, #1169, in Joyner Library Special Collections. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner Roberts copy purchased from Book Worm Bookstore 08/21/2013 |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner Wright Coll. copy 30372016684885 purchased from Stuart Wright, 2012 |
| LCCN | 56010483 |
| ISBN | 0394701410 |
| ISBN | 9780394701417 |
