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Redeployment is a 2014 book of short stories written by veteran phil klay. Redeployment is a collection of short stories by american writer phil klay. Winner of the 2014 national book award for fiction winner of the john leonard first book prize selected as one of the best books of the. Phil klays redeployment takes readers to the frontlines of the war.
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Taking readers to the front lines of the war in iraq and back, redeployment asks us to understand what happened there, and what happened to the soldiers who returnedback cover. An excerpt from former marine phil klays new short story collection redeployment, out today. He won the national book award for fiction in 2014 for his first booklength publication, a collection of short stories, redeployment. The tales in redeployment demonstrate a keen awareness of language and storytelling craft. Phil klays redeployment takes listeners to the frontlines of the wars in iraq and afghanistan, asking us to understand what happened there, and what happened to the soldiers who returned. These are war stories, written with passion and urgency and consummate writerly skill.
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