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_aFisher, Vardis, _d1895-1968 |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aOdyssey of a hero |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2023 |
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_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats |
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_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia |
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_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier |
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| 500 | _aRelease date is 2023-11-05 | ||
| 508 | _aBob Taylor, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) | ||
| 520 | _a"Odyssey of a Hero" by Vardis Fisher is a novel written in the late 1930s. The book explores the profound psychological and social impacts of war through the story of John Benton, a World War I veteran who grapples with the disillusionment of returning home to a world that idealizes combat and glorifies heroism, despite his own traumatic experiences. The narrative challenges the glorified perceptions of war and heroism, delving into themes of identity, social acceptance, and the search for peace. The story follows John Benton as he returns to his hometown in Idaho after the war, greeted as a hero, yet burdened with the grim realities of his experiences on the battlefield. Initially celebrated, John quickly realizes that his candid reflections on war clash with the town's romanticized views. As he struggles for acceptance in a society that values his fabricated war stories over the truth of his experiences, John is consumed by his internal conflict, oscillating between fulfilling societal expectations and advocating for peace. His journey ultimately leads him into isolation and despair as he tries to navigate a world that demands glorification of violence while he yearns for a future free from war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
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_pOriginally published: _cPhiladelphia: Ritten House, 1937 |
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| 653 | _aShort stories | ||
| 653 | _aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Veterans -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aIdaho -- Fiction | ||
| 856 | 4 | _uhttps://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.56564 | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72037 |
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