Carrying

A Novel

Fiction & Literature, Military, Coming of Age, Literary
Cover of the book Carrying by Theodore Weesner, House of Stratus
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Theodore Weesner ISBN: 9781941286098
Publisher: House of Stratus Publication: April 15, 2018
Imprint: Astor + Blue Editions Language: English
Author: Theodore Weesner
ISBN: 9781941286098
Publisher: House of Stratus
Publication: April 15, 2018
Imprint: Astor + Blue Editions
Language: English

A young man leaves South Boston for the first Gulf War, in a novel that is “a very great achievement” (The Boston Globe).
 
Growing up in Southie, Jimmy Murphy boxes after school, developing his toughness as he looks forward to enlisting in the army like his father. He navigates the racial politics of the streets, while feeling an intense pull toward a pretty African American classmate.
 
When Murphy starts basic training at Fort Knox, he begins writing to his old English teacher, Herman Roth. Eventually, the letters come from Germany—and finally, from the front lines in the Middle East.
 
As he struggles with rage, prejudice, and unfulfilled desire—fighting to become the top gunner of the elite 2nd Cavalry Tank Division—Murphy continues to write, getting his thoughts down on paper. Even as the situation in Iraq and Kuwait turns chaotic, his mission as a soldier gives him a sense of purpose and order. But his real battle begins when the war ends, and it’s time to go home.
 
In this novel by the author of The Car Thief, “Weesner displays his genius for giving voice to the forgotten and inarticulate. . . . Carrying is a prickly and provocative meditation on racism and the limits of American innocence. . . . Our naive narrator’s anticipation of the war . . . harkens back to Henry Fleming’s in The Red Badge of Courage, while his struggle with race recalls Robert O’Connor’s Buffalo Soldiers” (Stewart O’Nan).

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

A young man leaves South Boston for the first Gulf War, in a novel that is “a very great achievement” (The Boston Globe).
 
Growing up in Southie, Jimmy Murphy boxes after school, developing his toughness as he looks forward to enlisting in the army like his father. He navigates the racial politics of the streets, while feeling an intense pull toward a pretty African American classmate.
 
When Murphy starts basic training at Fort Knox, he begins writing to his old English teacher, Herman Roth. Eventually, the letters come from Germany—and finally, from the front lines in the Middle East.
 
As he struggles with rage, prejudice, and unfulfilled desire—fighting to become the top gunner of the elite 2nd Cavalry Tank Division—Murphy continues to write, getting his thoughts down on paper. Even as the situation in Iraq and Kuwait turns chaotic, his mission as a soldier gives him a sense of purpose and order. But his real battle begins when the war ends, and it’s time to go home.
 
In this novel by the author of The Car Thief, “Weesner displays his genius for giving voice to the forgotten and inarticulate. . . . Carrying is a prickly and provocative meditation on racism and the limits of American innocence. . . . Our naive narrator’s anticipation of the war . . . harkens back to Henry Fleming’s in The Red Badge of Courage, while his struggle with race recalls Robert O’Connor’s Buffalo Soldiers” (Stewart O’Nan).

More books from House of Stratus

Cover of the book Bulldog Drummond by Theodore Weesner
Cover of the book Charter To Danger by Theodore Weesner
Cover of the book The Toff and the Great Illusion by Theodore Weesner
Cover of the book The White Rajah by Theodore Weesner
Cover of the book The Nylon Pirates by Theodore Weesner
Cover of the book The Plague of Silence by Theodore Weesner
Cover of the book Devil's Work by Theodore Weesner
Cover of the book Take Or Destroy by Theodore Weesner
Cover of the book Louisiana Fever by Theodore Weesner
Cover of the book The Captain's Table by Theodore Weesner
Cover of the book The Baron Goes East: (Writing as Anthony Morton) by Theodore Weesner
Cover of the book Fear To Tread by Theodore Weesner
Cover of the book Bad Bet by Theodore Weesner
Cover of the book After The Fine Weather by Theodore Weesner
Cover of the book The Toff and the Lady by Theodore Weesner
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy