Sand in the Wind Question

[barbara100 at jps.net]

Robert Roth?
It is out of print, but you can still buy it used for $8.50 on amazon.com.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0523426011/qid=1050904650/sr=1
-2/ref=sr_1_2/104-0646717-4776729?v=glance&s=books

Speaking of amazon.com, if it's as Dave Monroe says and Nineteen Eighty-Four
might already be on bookshelves everywhere, how come amazon won't ship my
copy till May 7?  Anybody have one yet? I expect it's gonna be great.....


----- Original Message -----
From: "joeallonby" <vze422fs at verizon.net>
To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 10:58 PM
Subject: Sand in the Wind Question


>
>  Does anyone on the P-list know anything about a novel entitled "Sand in
the
> Wind". I cannot remember the author's name but I remember that he was a
> Marine Corps rifleman during the Tet offensive. The book formed much of
the
> story line for Kubric's "Full Metal Jacket". It contains a vivid,
> heart-breaking description of the assault on Hue.
>
> For the life of me, I can't remember the guy's name. I lent my copy to a
> friend years ago. It is apparently out of print. Nobody seems to know what
> I'm talking about when I mention it. It was the best fiction that I ever
> read about the Viet Nam war told from a grunt's perspective.
>
> Anybody know what I'm talking about?
>
> It just came up in conversation over dinner with my 79 year old career
> Marine uncle who fought in WWII, Korea, and Viet Nam. He couldn't remember
> the author's name either. We were practically punching each other in the
> head at a fine restaurant in an attempt to jog each other's memories.
>
> Anybody?
>
> Joe
>
>
>