Last Flag Flying: A Novel

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From the Author Darryl Ponicsán is the author of thirteen novels and is an award-winning screenwriter for both film and television. Born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, he taught high school after attending Muhlenberg College and earning an MA at Cornell University. He served in the US Navy from 1962 to 1965, then did social work in the Watts area of Los Angeles and taught high school before the success of his debut novel, The Last Detail , allowed him to become a full-time writer. He resides in Palm Springs and Sonoma, California. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition. Review “Darryl has once again captured the camaraderie and complexity of male bonding, as he did so brilliantly in The Last Detail. Three familiar characters, now some thirty years later, with a dubious history and an undesirable task ahead of them are what dominate the fascinating and satisfying story in Last Flag Flying .”— Bryan Cranston "Ponicsán delivers an irreverent, acerbic, but nonetheless poignant look at the true nature of loyalty. Recommend both novels and the movie."— Booklist Praise for The Last Detail : “Remarkably good… The writing is superb, the pace headlong, the irony tempered with a curious gentleness.”— Cosmopolitan “A salty, bawdy, hilarious, and very touching story.”– Variety “The first underground triumph of the ‘70s.”– San Francisco Sun-Reporter “One of the ten best novels of the year.”– Philadelphia Inquirer “Honest, heart-wrenching.”– The New York Times “One of the really excellent novels we will draw this year, and Ponicsán… proves himself not only a master but a model of dialogue.”– San Francisco Sunday Examiner and Chronicle “A lean, funny, bitter book.”– Boston Globe “[A] gem of a first novel… fast-paced… [The] dialogue often is hilarious..”– Fort Worth Star “An accomplished writer with a sure storyteller’s touch.”– St. Louis Post Dispatch “Will make any serviceman say: ‘Sure, that’s the way it was.’”– Newsday --This text refers to the paperback edition. About the Author Darryl Ponicsán is the author of thirteen novels and is an award-winning screenwriter for both film and television. Born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, he taught high school after attending Muhlenberg College and earning an MA at Cornell University. He served in the US Navy from 1962 to 1965, then did social work in the Watts area of Los Angeles and taught high school before the success of his debut novel, The Last Detail , allowed him to become a full-time writer. He resides in Palm Springs and Sonoma, California. --This text refers to the paperback edition. Read more