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  1. Knife song Korea
    a novel
    Published: c2009
    Publisher:  State University of New York Press, Albany, NY

    Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden / Hochschulbibliothek Amberg
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    Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden, Hochschulbibliothek, Standort Weiden
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 1438427611; 1441618708; 9781438427614; 9781438427720; 9781441618702
    Subjects: Surgeons; Korean War, 1950-1953; Surgeons
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (143 p.)
  2. Knife song Korea
    a novel
    Published: c2009
    Publisher:  State University of New York Press, Albany, NY

    Knife Song Korea chronicles a tumultuous year in the life of Sloane, a young surgeon in the Korean War. Drafted into the army and assigned to an artillery unit in a remote rural area on the edges of the war, Sloane must cope with harsh living... more

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    Hochschule Aalen, Bibliothek
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    Hochschule Esslingen, Bibliothek
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    Saarländische Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek
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    Universitätsbibliothek der Eberhard Karls Universität
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    Knife Song Korea chronicles a tumultuous year in the life of Sloane, a young surgeon in the Korean War. Drafted into the army and assigned to an artillery unit in a remote rural area on the edges of the war, Sloane must cope with harsh living conditions, a brutal workload, and intense feelings of personal isolation. The only doctor for miles, he is called upon to treat not only U.S. military personnel but also the local Korean population, for whom he feels both revulsion and pity. As the strain mounts and the war moves closer, he comes face to face with questions of identity, nationality, and personal honor. Originally written during and shortly after Richard Selzer's own tour of duty in Korea, Knife Song Korea offers a poetic portrayal of a man stretched to his limits and beyond, and the tragic toll war takes on the human psyche Part 1. Land of the morning calm -- Part II. The lark's tongue -- Part III. Brother Take -- Part IV. Beyond the Yalu River.

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781441618702; 1441618708; 1438427611; 9781438427614
    Subjects: Korean War, 1950-1953; Surgeons; Korean War, 1950-1953; Surgeons; Surgeons; Fiction
    Scope: Online Ressource (143 p.)
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  3. Knife song Korea
    a novel
    Published: 2009
    Publisher:  State University of New York Press, Albany, NY ; EBSCO Industries, Inc., Birmingham, AL, USA

    Knife Song Korea chronicles a tumultuous year in the life of Sloane, a young surgeon in the Korean War. Drafted into the army and assigned to an artillery unit in a remote rural area on the edges of the war, Sloane must cope with harsh living... more

    Bibliothek der Hochschule Mainz, Untergeschoss
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    Knife Song Korea chronicles a tumultuous year in the life of Sloane, a young surgeon in the Korean War. Drafted into the army and assigned to an artillery unit in a remote rural area on the edges of the war, Sloane must cope with harsh living conditions, a brutal workload, and intense feelings of personal isolation. The only doctor for miles, he is called upon to treat not only U.S. military personnel but also the local Korean population, for whom he feels both revulsion and pity. As the strain mounts and the war moves closer, he comes face to face with questions of identity, nationality, and personal honor. Originally written during and shortly after Richard Selzer’s own tour of duty in Korea, Knife Song Korea offers a poetic portrayal of a man stretched to his limits and beyond, and the tragic toll war takes on the human psyche.

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781441618702; 1441618708; 1438427611; 9781438427614
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (143 pages)