Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain is a reprint edition published by HarperCollins on October 25, 2016. This 336-page novel presents a unique narrative centered around the eight surviving members of Bravo Squad, who have become celebrated heroes after a harrowing encounter with Iraqi insurgents. As they embark on a media tour to bolster public support for the war, the story unfolds during a Thanksgiving Day football game in Dallas, where they are featured in the halftime show.
Readers will find a blend of humor and poignant moments as the protagonist, nineteen-year-old Specialist Billy Lynn, navigates the complexities of fame, patriotism, and personal loss. Surrounded by a diverse cast, including wealthy team owners and enthusiastic fans, Billy grapples with his experiences and the expectations placed upon him. The novel explores themes of war and military life while incorporating elements of black humor, offering a thought-provoking look at the intersection of heroism and everyday life.
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“Brilliantly done . . . grand, intimate, and joyous.”
—New York Times Book Review
“Mothers, fathers, sons, and daughters: read this giant-hearted novel.”
—MARIA SEMPLE, author of Where’d You Go, Bernadette
Three minutes and forty-three seconds of intensive warfare with Iraqi insurgents—caught on tape by an embedded Fox News crew—has transformed the eight surviving men of Bravo Squad into America’s most sought-after heroes. Now they’re on a media-intensive nationwide tour to reinvigorate public support for the war. On this rainy Thanksgiving Day, the Bravos are guests of a Dallas football team, slated to be part of the halftime show.
Among the Bravos is nineteen-year-old Specialist Billy Lynn. Surrounded by patriots sporting flag pins on their lapels and support our troops bumper stickers, he is thrust into the company of the team’s owner and his coterie of wealthy colleagues; a born-again cheerleader; a veteran Hollywood producer; and supersized players eager for a vicarious taste of war. Over the course of this day, Billy will drink and brawl, yearn for home and mourn those missing, face a heart-wrenching decision and discover pure love and a bitter wisdom far beyond his years.
Poignant, riotously funny, and exquisitely heartbreaking, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk is a searing and powerful novel that has cemented Ben Fountain’s reputation as one of the finest writers of his generation.
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