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Why are we in Vietnam?

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The hero of this novel is D.J., an 18-year-old "genius" from Texas, who travels with his father to the wilds of Alaska, where a man is only considered a man if he can present the still-warm head of a slain grizzly bear. Surrounding their quest for the great gray bear is a wild tangle of impressions and associations, filled with wordplay and ideas.

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Why are we in Vietnam?, Norman Mailer

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1969
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Language
English
Released
1969
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Hardcover
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First published
1967
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Why Are We in Vietnam?
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The hero of this novel is D.J., an 18-year-old "genius" from Texas, who travels with his father to the wilds of Alaska, where a man is only considered a man if he can present the still-warm head of a slain grizzly bear. Surrounding their quest for the great gray bear is a wild tangle of impressions and associations, filled with wordplay and ideas.