Sand in the Wind Question

[joeallonby]

Thanks Barbara. That is the one.

on 4/21/03 2:08 AM, barbara100 at jps.net at barbara100 at jps.net wrote:

> 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
>> 
>> 
>> 
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