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books Anthony Swofford Opens His Jar: Buzz Spreads Far and Wide
On February 19th, Michiko Kakutani reviewed Anthony Swofford's debut in the New York Times. "By turns profane and lyrical, swaggering and ruminative," she announced, Jarhead "is not only the most powerful memoir to emerge thus far from the last gulf war, but also a searing contribution to the literature of combat, a book that combines the black humor of Catch-22 with the savagery of Full Metal Jacket and the visceral detail of The Things They Carried."
An adjunct professor of humanities, Anthony Swofford teaches first-year students at Lewis & Clark College. He also happens to have been a soldier during the Gulf War in 1990-1991.
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