The Lieutenant [Hardcover]

Andre DUBUS (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Dial; First Edition edition (1967)
• ASIN: B001MSM976
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Andre Dubus (1936-1999) is considered one of the greatest American short story writers of the twentieth century. His collections of short fiction, which include Adultery & Other Choices (1977), The Times Are Never So Bad (1983), and The Last Worthless Evening (1986), are notable for their spare prose and illuminative, albeit subtle, insights into the human heart. He is often compared to Anton Chekhov and revered as a "writer's writer."

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Calls for reprinting, November 22, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The lieutenant: A novel (Paperback)

The book is a page-turner and a must read for old sailors and Marines. On every large ship you'll find the bullies and the bullied Dubus so eloquently describes in these pages. The book deserves to be reissued, especially in light of recent controversies concerning gays in the military.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Within its peacetime military genre, it tells the truth., January 20, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The lieutenant: A novel (Paperback)

Within its peacetime military genre, this novel tells the truth about the young Marine Corps officer's life. He's under a senior Navy officer's command on an aircraft carrier stationed off Japan, when some enlisted men act pranks that can suggest homosexual associations. The Lieutenant is held responsible, as he remembers why he came to the Corps and what it means to him. Dubus has written many more successful books since this one, but this suggests some of his major themes.