| The Names of Rivers Contributor(s): Buckman, Daniel (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312314604 ISBN-13: 9780312314606 Publisher: Picador USA OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2003 Annotation: Set in a rustbelt town south of Chicago, this is the story of Bruno Konick, a troubled veteran of World War II, and his grandson Luke, a boy forever dreaming of heroism in a post-Vietnam America. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Sagas - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | War & Military |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2003054947 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.52" W x 8.28" (0.43 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Illinois - Locality - Chicago, Illinois |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In a rustbelt town south of Chicago, three generations of Konick men attempt to assemble lives lived in the shadows of war. Bruno Konick is the patriarch, haunted by his actions during the World War II liberation of Dachau. His middle-aged sons, Bruce and Len, struggle for happiness while living with the disfiguring traumas of combat in Southeast Asia. Bruce's son, Luke, is torn between the influences of father and grandfather, a precarious bridge between the aftershocks of violence and valor. |
Contributor Bio(s): Buckman, Daniel: - DANIEL BUCKMAN served as a paratrooper with the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division. Because the Rain is his fourth novel. |