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Written shortly after William Eastlake's return from Vietnam where he was a reporter for Nation magazine, The Bamboo Bed was one of the first novels to proclaim the insanity of the Vietnam War. The plot revolves around Captain Clancy, who -- mortally wounded while leading a charge up Ridge Red Boy -- lies dying in a bamboo bed. His final thoughts about the war are juxtaposed against the escapades of Captain Knightbridge and Nurse Jane of the Search & Rescue Unit, who copulate in their helicopter -- the "Bamboo Bed" -- at 10,000 feet, setting a wartime record. Down below, two hippie kids wander the jungle trying to end the Vietnam War with a dream and a guitar. Both lyric and surreal, The Bamboo Bed treats with humor and outrage the grim absurdity of war.

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Book category Books in English The arts Film, TV & radio

• Full title: Bamboo Bed
• Author: William Eastlake
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 350
• EAN: 9781564782649
• ISBN: 1564782646
• ID: 04813632
• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
• Weight: 435 g
• Dimensions: 217 × 141 × 23 mm
• Date of publishing: 19. January 2006

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