Nineteen-year-old Billy Lynn is home from Iraq. And he's a hero. Billy and the rest of Bravo Company were filmed defeating Iraqi insurgents in a ferocious firefight. Now Bravo's three minutes of extreme bravery is a YouTube sensation and the Bush Administration has sent them on a nationwide Victory Tour. During the final hours of the tour Billy will mix with the rich and powerful, endure the politics and praise of his fellow Americans - and fall in love. He'll face hard truths about life and death, family and friendship, honour and duty. Tomorrow he must go back to war.
| ISBN: | 9780857864406 |
| Publication date: | 16th May 2013 |
| Author: | Ben Fountain |
| Publisher: | Canongate Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 307 pages |
| Primary Genre | Historical Fiction |
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Nineteen-year-old Billy Lynn is home from Iraq. And he's a hero. Billy and the rest of Bravo Company were filmed defeating Iraqi insurgents in a ferocious firefight. Now Bravo's three minutes of extreme bravery is a YouTube sensation and the Bush Administration has sent them on a nationwide Victory Tour. During the final hours of the tour Billy will mix with the rich and powerful, endure the politics and praise of his fellow Americans - and fall in love. He'll face hard truths about life and death, family and friendship, honour and duty. Tomorrow he must go back to war.
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Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk was written by Ben Fountain and published by Canongate Books Ltd
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk has 307 pages
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