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Set just after the Normandy invasion, "Articles of War" is the story of Heck, an American GI who has recently arrived from Ohio. Utterly ...Show synopsisSet just after the Normandy invasion, "Articles of War" is the story of Heck, an American GI who has recently arrived from Ohio. Utterly inexperienced as a soldier, Heck is paralyzed with fear during his first firefight. Desperate to get away from the front line, he deliberately allows himself to be shot but a fellow private sees and understands what he has done. Sent to a hospital behind the lines, his wound heals quickly and he returns to find that the witness has been promoted and is now his superior. He says nothing to Heck about his act of cowardice but a little while later sends him to the rear for a special assignment, without telling him what that assignment is. In fact, he has been assigned to the firing squad which will execute Private Eddie Slovak (in reality the only GI shot for desertion during the Second World War and the first since the Civil War). This is Heck's excruciating moral punishment. He, himself a deserter, is forced to shoot another deserter. Nick Arvin draws the reader into the unimaginable fear, violence and chaos of the war zone. Like the very best war fiction - Pat Barker's "Regeneration" trilogy, Sebastian Faulks' "Birdsong" - he shows how ordinary lives are transformed by extraordinary events. Praise for "Articles of War": 'Arvin's first novel is an elegant, understated testament to the stoicism, accidental cowardice and occasional heroics of men under fire.' - "Publishers Weekly". 'Breathtakingly fine. Resonate in tone, surprising-eviscerating in its honesty, faceted in its complexity. Mr. Arvin has accomplished what only a handful of writers have managed - he has crafted a spare and perfect masterwork.' - Mark Spragg.Hide synopsis
Description:Advanced Reader's Copy inj fine unread condition. A very...Advanced Reader's Copy inj fine unread condition. A very colletible copy of true first edition, Not a hardcover. Printed Paper Wraps. 192 p. Audience: General/trade.
Description:Fine in Fine jacket. Collectible. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. 178, ...Fine in Fine jacket. Collectible. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. 178, [179] pp.; 20 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated "First Edition." Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. "Capturing the reality of war with a fidelity and power that echoes the best of classic war writing, this haunting novel brings to life the terrors of a young soldier in shocking, almost hallucinatory detail. / NICK ARVIN studied mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan and Stanford and has worked in a variety of positions in automotive and forensic engineering. A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and the recipient of the Michener Fellowship, he is the author of In the Electric Eden, a collection of short stories. He lives in Denver, Colorado."-Publisher.
Description:Very Good+ 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by Author Copy has very...Very Good+ 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by Author Copy has very slight rubbing on the tips of corners and edges of spine, tiny faint smudge on the top, nice, straight and tight copy, signed by the author on the title page. New York Times says "A short, furious novel...Articles of War presents a tough, and visceral vision of war as 'a universe unto itself' and a moral crucible". xi/178pp. Desirable!
Description:First edition, first printing. Fine in fine dust jacket, in...First edition, first printing. Fine in fine dust jacket, in mylar cover. Inscribed by the author.
Description:Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Inscribed & Dated by...Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Inscribed & Dated by Author First edition, first prnt. Inscribed by Arvin on the title page. "To Nickie, With all best wishes, Nick Arvin 4.8.05." Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Arvin's first novel. following a story collection. Image of actual book; not a stock photo.
