Keywords
Arete, Sport and Society, American Sport History, Ben Fountain, Feature films, Book reviews, Film reviews, NFL, Patriotism Long Halftime Walk
Subjects
Fountain, Ben; Book reviews; Motion picture reviews; Patriotism; National Football League
Introduction
Four years ago Ben Fountain’s disturbing novel, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, was published to critical acclaim and an eventual National Book Award nomination. It was one of the first pieces of fiction coming out of the American wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In July of 2013 I wrote that Fountain’s novel was an important work addressing the issue of the relationship between American sports fans and American soldiers who are commonly acclaimed as American heroes.
Publication Date
11-22-2016
Document Type
Commentary
Type
Text
Format
application/pdf
Source Title
Sport and Society for Arete
Language
English
Collection
Publication Version
Author's version
Copyright Status
Author retained
College
College of Arts and Humanities
Department
History
Creator (Linked Data)
Crepeau, Richard C., 1941- (VIAF)
Recommended Citation
Crepeau, Richard C., "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" (2016). On Sport and Society. 631.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/onsportandsociety/631
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