Dispatches (Masterplots II: Nonfiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Michael Herr
- First Published: 1977
- Type of Work: New Journalism
- Time of Work: 1967-1968
- Setting: Vietnam
- Principal Characters: Michael Herr, Tim Page, Mayhew, Day Tripper
- Genres: Nonfiction, New Journalism
- Subjects: Journalism or journalists, Politics, Emotions, Vietnam War, Death or dying, Survivalism, Military life or service, Soldiers, Southeast Asia
Form and Content
In 1967 Michael Herr, a young journalist with Esquire magazine, traveled on assignment to Vietnam. Although realizing the benefits of not needing to file a daily or weekly press release as many of his colleagues were required to do, Herr found that the complexities of the war in Southeast Asia consumed him, both mentally and emotionally. He was unprepared for the extent of his involvement and openly admits this early in the narrative. In a voice that expresses his awe, he intones: “Talk . . . about irony: I went to cover the war and the war covered...
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