Karl Marlantes discusses Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War

Karl Marlantes discusses his highly acclaimed new novel Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War

NEW Time:  Tuesday May 4, 2010 7:00 PM
NEW Location:  Unity Temple on The Plaza, Sanctuary, 707 W 47th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112
Phone:  913-384-3126 for details and to order Admission Packages in advance.

Author: Karl Marlantes is a graduate of Yale University and a Rhodes Scholar who went on to serve as a Marine lieutenant in Vietnam, where he was highly decorated.

Title:  Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War, $24.95 Hardcover, ISBN 9780802119285, On Sale Date:  March 23, 2010

Intense, powerful, and compelling, Matterhorn is an epic war novel in the tradition of Norman Mailer's The Naked and the Dead and James Jones's The Thin Red Line.  It is the timeless story of a young Marine lieutenant, Waino Mellas, and his comrades in Bravo Company, who are dropped into the mountain jungle of Vietnam as boys and forced to fight their way into manhood.  Standing in their way are not merely the North Vietnamese but also monsoon rain and mud, leeches and tigers, disease and malnutrition.  Almost as daunting, it turns out, are the obstacles they discover between each other: racial tension, competing ambitions, and duplicitous superior officers.  But when the company finds itself surrounded and outnumbered by a massive enemy regiment, the Marines are thrust into the raw and all-consuming terror of combat.  The experience will change them forever.  Written by a highly decorated Marine veteran over the course of thirty years, Matterhorn is a spellbinding and unforgettable novel that brings to life an entire world, both its horrors and its thrills and seems destined to become a classic of combat literature.

What:  Karl Marlantes will discuss his brilliant new work and life, and answer audience questions.  A limited number of pre-autographed copies of Matterhorn will be available for purchase from Rainy Day Books, on our website and / or at our Author Event.

When:  Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 7:00 PM

Where:  A Rainy Day Books Author Event at Unity Temple on The Plaza, Sanctuary, 707 W 47th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112

Admission Package:  $24.95 plus Tax, includes from Rainy Day Books, One (1) Stamped Ticket, One (1) Guest Ticket (if needed) and One (1) Copy of Matterhorn (Hardcover) to be Autographed after the Author Presentation. 

All Author Event Book Sales are Final and Non-Returnable.

Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War (Hardcover)

By Karl Marlantes

$24.95

ISBN-13: 9780802119285
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Atlantic Monthly Press, 03/01/2010

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