_Dust to Dust_ is an extraordinary memoir about ordinary things: life and death, peace and war, the adventures of childhood and the revelations of adulthood. Benjamin Buschβa decorated U.S. Marine Corps infantry officer who served two combat tours in Iraq, an actor on _The Wire_ , and the son of cel
Dust to Dust- A Memoir
β Scribed by Busch, Benjamin
- Book ID
- 107166185
- Publisher
- HarperCollins US
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 8 MB
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
"A wonderful book, original in concept and stunningly written."
--Ward Just
"Elegiac, funny, wistful, deep, and wonderfully human, Dust to Dust moved me to laughter and tears, sometimes simultaneously."
--Karl Marlantes, bestselling author of Matterhorn and What It Is Like to Go to War
Tim O'Brien meets Annie Dillard in this remarkable memoir by debut author Benjamin Busch. Much more than a war memoir, Dust to Dust brilliantly explores the passage through a lifetime--a moving meditation on life and death, the adventures of childhood and revelations of adulthood. Seemingly ordinary things take on a breathtaking radiance when examined by this decorated Marine officer--veteran of two combat tours in Iraq--actor on the hit HBO series The Wire , and son of acclaimed novelist Frederick Busch. Above all, Benjamin Busch is a truly extraordinary new literary talent as evidenced by his exemplary debut,...
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