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The Barracks Thief is a novella by American writer Tobias Wolff, first published in 1984. The story concerns paratroopers in training during the time of the Vietnam War. Readers of Wolff's memoir In Pharaoh's Army: Memories of the Lost War (1994) will note that the author trained as a paratrooper and served in Vietnam.
- Tobias Wolff
- 1984
1,797 ratings184 reviews. The Barracks Thief is the story of three young paratroopers waiting to be shipped out to Vietnam. Brought together one sweltering afternoon to stand guard over an ammunition dump threatened by a forest fire, they discover in each other an unexpected capacity for recklessness and violence.
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His novella, The Barracks Thief, which first appeared in Granta 8, won the PEN/Faulkner Award. His most recent book is a collection of his stories, That Room (2014). He was awarded Oregon State University's Stone Award for Lifetime Literary Achievement in 2014.
5 de out. de 2021 · The barracks thief. by. Wolff, Tobias, 1945-. Publication date. 1984. Topics. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Fiction. Publisher.
The Barracks Thief is a short novel that tells the life story of a paratrooper named Philip Bishop. It begins with the story of his father, who abandoned him, his brother, and his mother to go live with another woman. His father is described as the type of man who is never content and always moves around to new places, jobs, and women.
The Barracks Thief is the story of three young paratroopers waiting to be shipped out to Vietnam. Brought together one sweltering afternoon to stand guard over an ammunition dump threatened by...
The Barracks Thief Summary. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous. This novel begins as a third-person story about an unfaithful man named Guy Bishop.
