Going After Cacciato by Tim O'Brien
The novel is a surreal exploration of a young infantryman's experience in the Vietnam War. The protagonist and his squad are tasked with chasing down Cacciato, a fellow soldier who has gone AWOL and is attempting to walk from Vietnam to Paris. The narrative is interspersed with flashbacks and hallucinations, blurring the lines between reality and fantasy as the protagonist grapples with the horrors of war, the concept of courage, and the boundaries of sanity.
The 2274th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1978
- Nationality
- American
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 336
- Words
- 70,000
- Original Language
- English
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This book is on the following lists:
- National Book Award - Fiction (National Book Foundation)
- Donald Barthelme’s Reading List (Believer Mag)
- How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Reading List (Thomas C. Foster)