The Heart That Fed

Name: The Heart That Fed
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SKU: 9781982102937
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A Father, a Son, and the Long Shadow of War

By Carl Sciacchitano

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A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY TOP 10 BEST BOOK OF 2024 A NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST NEW COMIC OF 2024 FOR ADULTS A brilliant, “powerful” (Booklist) graphic memoir, and a loving son’s exploration of his tumultuous relationship with his father, told through the lens of the Vietnam... Read More

Format: Hardback

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A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY TOP 10 BEST BOOK OF 2024

A NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST NEW COMIC OF 2024 FOR ADULTS

A brilliant, “powerful” (Booklist) graphic memoir, and a loving son’s exploration of his tumultuous relationship with his father, told through the lens of the Vietnam War and its lasting effects long after returning home.

As a college dropout amid the tumult of the 1960s and the Vietnam War, David Sciacchitano enlisted in the Air Force and volunteered to be sent overseas. An aircraft mechanic away from the front lines, David nevertheless experienced the chaos of war during the Tet Offensive and the 1975 evacuation. Although David returned home from the war with no physical injuries, it would be as if a part of him was forever left behind.

Set against one of the most polarising events of the 20th century, The Heart That Fed is a beautifully illustrated and moving story of trauma and love—“a complex and empathetic portrait of war and its consequences” (Publishers Weekly, starred review)—told by a son seeking to understand a father now changed by PTSD and the horrors of war.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781982102937

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 04 June 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: Gallery

Illustration: 4-C graphic novel

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 168.0mm

Height: 259.0mm

Weight: 966g

Pages: 288

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Carl Sciacchitano Fiction Graphic Novels History & Archaeology History & Military Military History

About the Author

Carl Sciacchitano is a writer and illustrator who has created comics for IDW, Archie, and Monkeybrain, including illustrating the graphic novel The Army of Dr. Moreau, written by David F. Walker. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

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