The Resource Billy Lynn's long halftime walk, Ben Fountain
Billy Lynn's long halftime walk, Ben Fountain
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Resource Information
The item Billy Lynn's long halftime walk, Ben Fountain represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 11 library branches.
This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
- Summary
- A satire set in Texas during America's war in Iraq that explores the gaping national disconnect between the war at home and the war abroad. Follows the surviving members of the heroic Bravo Squad through one exhausting stop in their media-intensive "Victory Tour" at Texas Stadium, football mecca of the Dallas Cowboys, their fans, promoters, and cheerleaders
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Billy Lynn's long halftime walk
- Title
- Billy Lynn's long halftime walk
- Statement of responsibility
- Ben Fountain
- Title variation
- Billy Lynns long halftime walk
- Subject
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- trueFootball and war
- truePatriotism
- Roman
- Satire
- Satirical literature
- trueSelf-discovery in men
- trueSoldiers
- Texas
- trueTexas
- United States
- Veterans
- trueVeterans
- Veterans -- Texas -- Fiction
- Veterans -- Texas -- Fiction
- trueWar and society
- trueYoung men -- Personal conduct
- 2003-2011
- Amerikanisches Englisch
- trueDallas, Texas
- Fiction
- Football and war
- Football and war -- United States -- Fiction
- Football and war -- United States -- Fiction
- trueHeroes and heroines
- Iraq
- Iraq War (2003-2011)
- trueIraq War, 2003-2011
- Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Fiction
- Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A satire set in Texas during America's war in Iraq that explores the gaping national disconnect between the war at home and the war abroad. Follows the surviving members of the heroic Bravo Squad through one exhausting stop in their media-intensive "Victory Tour" at Texas Stadium, football mecca of the Dallas Cowboys, their fans, promoters, and cheerleaders
- Award
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- ALA Notable Book, 2013
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2012.
- Library Journal Best Books, 2012.
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction, 2012.
- National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, 2012.
- New York Times Notable Book, 2012.
- School Library Journal Best Books: Best Adult Books 4 Teens, 2012.
- Awards note
- National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, 2012.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10107557
- Cataloging source
- AZZPT
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Fountain, Ben
- Dewey number
- 813/.6
- Index
- no index present
- Interest level
- UG
- Literary form
- novels
- Reading level
- 6.3
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Study program name
- Accelerated Reader AR
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Iraq War (2003-2011)
- Veterans
- Iraq War, 2003-2011
- Football and war
- Roman
- Amerikanisches Englisch
- Veterans
- Iraq War, 2003-2011
- Football and war
- Football and war
- Veterans
- Iraq
- Texas
- United States
- Label
- Billy Lynn's long halftime walk, Ben Fountain
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 857028
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 307 pages
- Isbn
- 9780060885595
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2011275813
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780060885595
- (OCoLC)778579334
- Label
- Billy Lynn's long halftime walk, Ben Fountain
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 857028
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 307 pages
- Isbn
- 9780060885595
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2011275813
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780060885595
- (OCoLC)778579334
Subject
- trueFootball and war
- truePatriotism
- Roman
- Satire
- Satirical literature
- trueSelf-discovery in men
- trueSoldiers
- Texas
- trueTexas
- United States
- Veterans
- trueVeterans
- Veterans -- Texas -- Fiction
- Veterans -- Texas -- Fiction
- trueWar and society
- trueYoung men -- Personal conduct
- 2003-2011
- Amerikanisches Englisch
- trueDallas, Texas
- Fiction
- Football and war
- Football and war -- United States -- Fiction
- Football and war -- United States -- Fiction
- trueHeroes and heroines
- Iraq
- Iraq War (2003-2011)
- trueIraq War, 2003-2011
- Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Fiction
- Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Fiction
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- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Best Fiction Books: 2012
- trueLibrary Journal Top Ten
- trueLos Angeles Times Book Prizes: Fiction
- trueNational Book Critics Circle Award: Fiction
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Fiction and Poetry: 2012
- trueSchool Library Journal's Adult Books 4 Teens: 2012
- trueALA Notable Books - Fiction: 2013
- Award
- ALA Notable Book, 2013
- Award
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2012.
- Award
- Library Journal Best Books, 2012.
- Award
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction, 2012.
- Award
- National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, 2012.
- Award
- New York Times Notable Book, 2012.
- Award
- School Library Journal Best Books: Best Adult Books 4 Teens, 2012.
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