Why Are We in Vietnam?

<p><strong>"It is impossible to walk away from this novel without being sharply reminded of the fact that Norman Mailer is a writer of extraordinary ability."&mdash;<em>Chicago Tribune</em></strong></p> <p><strong>Featuring a new foreword by <em>Mailer</em> scholar Maggie McKinley</strong></p> <p>Published nearly twenty years after Norman Mailer's fiction debut, <em>The Naked and the Dead</em>, this acclaimed novel further solidified the author's stature as one of the most important figures in contemporary American literature. Ranald "D. J." Jethroe, Texas' most precocious teenager, recounts a brutal hunting trip he took to Alaska&mdash;in a story of fathers and sons, myth and masculinity, character and corruption. Both entertaining and profound,<em> Why Are We in Vietnam?</em> is an exceptional, timeless work awaiting discovery by a new generation of readers.</p> <p><strong>Praise for <em>Why Are We in Vietnam?</em></strong></p> <p>"A book of great integrity. All the old qualities are here: Mailer's remarkable feeling for the sensory event, the detail, 'the way it was,' his power and energy."&mdash;<em><strong>The New York Review of Books</strong></em></p> <p>"A tour de force, a treatise on human nature.&rdquo;&mdash;<em><strong>The Dallas Morning News</strong></em></p> <p>"A brilliant piece of writing."&mdash;<em><strong>Newsweek</strong></em></p> <p>"Original, courageous, and provocative."&mdash;<em><strong>The New York Times</strong></em></p>