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Dog Soldiers (novel)

Index Dog Soldiers (novel)

Dog Soldiers is a novel by Robert Stone, published by Houghton Mifflin in 1974. [1]

50 relations: A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories, Allen Ginsberg, American literature, Analgesic, Autodidacticism, Beat Generation, Berkeley, California, California, Charles Manson, Commune, Correspondent, Cynicism (contemporary), English language, Film adaptation, Gravity's Rainbow, Hardcover, Heroin, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Hunter S. Thompson, Isaac Bashevis Singer, J R, Ken Kesey, La Honda, California, Martial arts, Merchant navy, Merry Pranksters, National Book Award for Fiction, National Book Foundation, Neal Cassady, Nick Nolte, Novel, Paperback, Port of Oakland, Robert Stone (novelist), Stanford University, Summer of Love, Survivalism, The Hair of Harold Roux, Thomas Pynchon, Thomas Williams (writer), Time (magazine), Time's List of the 100 Best Novels, Tom Wolfe, United States, Vietnam, War correspondent, Who'll Stop the Rain, William Gaddis, Zen, 1974 in literature.

A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories

A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories is a 1973 book of short stories written by Polish-American author Isaac Bashevis Singer.

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Allen Ginsberg

Irwin Allen Ginsberg (June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American poet, philosopher, writer, and activist.

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American literature

American literature is literature written or produced in the United States and its preceding colonies (for specific discussions of poetry and theater, see Poetry of the United States and Theater in the United States).

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Analgesic

An analgesic or painkiller is any member of the group of drugs used to achieve analgesia, relief from pain.

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Autodidacticism

Autodidacticism (also autodidactism) or self-education (also self-learning and self-teaching) is education without the guidance of masters (such as teachers and professors) or institutions (such as schools).

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Beat Generation

The Beat Generation was a literary movement started by a group of authors whose work explored and influenced American culture and politics in the post-World War II era.

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Berkeley, California

Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in northern Alameda County, California.

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California

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States.

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Charles Manson

Charles Milles Manson (né Maddox, November 12, 1934November 19, 2017) was an American criminal, cult leader, and songwriter.

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Commune

A commune (the French word appearing in the 12th century from Medieval Latin communia, meaning a large gathering of people sharing a common life; from Latin communis, things held in common) is an intentional community of people living together, sharing common interests, often having common values and beliefs, as well as shared property, possessions, resources, and, in some communes, work, income or assets.

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Correspondent

A correspondent or on-the-scene reporter is usually a journalist or commentator for magazines, or more speaking, an agent who contributes reports to a newspaper, or radio or television news, or another type of company, from a remote, often distant, location.

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Cynicism (contemporary)

Cynicism is an attitude or state of mind characterized by a general distrust of others' motives.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca.

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Film adaptation

A film adaptation is the transfer of a work or story, in whole or in part, to a feature film.

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Gravity's Rainbow

Gravity's Rainbow is a 1973 novel by American writer Thomas Pynchon.

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Hardcover

A hardcover or hardback (also known as hardbound, and sometimes as case-bound) book is one bound with rigid protective covers (typically of Binder's board or heavy paperboard covered with buckram or other cloth, heavy paper, or occasionally leather).

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Heroin

Heroin, also known as diamorphine among other names, is an opioid most commonly used as a recreational drug for its euphoric effects.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) is an educational and trade publisher in the United States.

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Hunter S. Thompson

Hunter Stockton Thompson (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) was an American journalist and author, and the founder of the gonzo journalism movement.

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Isaac Bashevis Singer

Isaac Bashevis Singer (יצחק באַשעװיס זינגער; November 21, 1902 – July 24, 1991) was a Polish-born Jewish writer in Yiddish, awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1978.

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J R

J R is a novel by William Gaddis published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1975.

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Ken Kesey

Kenneth Elton Kesey (September 17, 1935 – November 10, 2001) was an American novelist, essayist, and countercultural figure.

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La Honda, California

La Honda is a census-designated place (CDP) in southern San Mateo County, California, United States.

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Martial arts

Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practices, which are practiced for a number of reasons: as self-defense, military and law enforcement applications, mental and spiritual development; as well as entertainment and the preservation of a nation's intangible cultural heritage.

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Merchant navy

A merchant navy or merchant marine is the fleet of merchant vessels that are registered in a specific country.

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Merry Pranksters

The Merry Pranksters were cohorts and followers of American author Ken Kesey in 1964.

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National Book Award for Fiction

The National Book Award for Fiction is one of four annual National Book Awards, which recognize outstanding literary work by United States citizens.

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National Book Foundation

The National Book Foundation (NBF) is an American nonprofit organization established "to raise the cultural appreciation of great writing in America".

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Neal Cassady

Neal Leon Cassady (February 8, 1926 – February 4, 1968) was a major figure of the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the psychedelic and counterculture movements of the 1960s.

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Nick Nolte

Nicholas King Nolte (born February 8, 1941) is an American actor, producer, author, and former model.

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Novel

A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, normally in prose, which is typically published as a book.

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Paperback

A paperback is a type of book characterized by a thick paper or paperboard cover, and often held together with glue rather than stitches or staples.

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Port of Oakland

The Port of Oakland is a major container ship facility located in Oakland, California, in the San Francisco Bay.

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Robert Stone (novelist)

Robert Stone (August 21, 1937 – January 10, 2015) was an American novelist.

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Stanford University

Stanford University (officially Leland Stanford Junior University, colloquially the Farm) is a private research university in Stanford, California.

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Summer of Love

The Summer of Love was a social phenomenon that occurred during the summer of 1967, when as many as 100,000 people, mostly young people sporting hippie fashions of dress and behavior, converged in San Francisco's neighborhood of Haight-Ashbury.

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Survivalism

Survivalism is a primarily American movement of individuals or groups (called survivalists or preppers) who are actively preparing for emergencies, including possible disruptions in social or political order, on scales from local to international.

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The Hair of Harold Roux

The Hair of Harold Roux was a 1974 novel by Thomas Williams.

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Thomas Pynchon

Thomas Ruggles Pynchon Jr. (born May 8, 1937) is an American novelist.

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Thomas Williams (writer)

Thomas Williams (November 15, 1926 – October 23, 1990) was an American novelist.

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Time (magazine)

Time is an American weekly news magazine and news website published in New York City.

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Time's List of the 100 Best Novels

Time's List of the 100 Best Novels is an unranked list of the 100 best novels—and ten best graphic novels—published in the English language between 1923 and 2005.

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Tom Wolfe

Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr. (March 2, 1930Some sources say 1931; the New York Times and Reuters both initially reported 1931 in their obituaries before changing to 1930. See and – May 14, 2018) was an American author and journalist widely known for his association with New Journalism, a style of news writing and journalism developed in the 1960s and 1970s that incorporated literary techniques.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Vietnam

Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia.

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War correspondent

A war correspondent is a journalist who covers stories firsthand from a war zone.

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Who'll Stop the Rain

Who'll Stop the Rain is a 1978 psychological drama film released by United Artists starring Nick Nolte.

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William Gaddis

William Thomas Gaddis, Jr. (December 29, 1922 – December 16, 1998) was an American novelist.

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Zen

Zen (p; translit) is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty as Chan Buddhism.

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1974 in literature

This article presents a list of the literary events and publications in 1974.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Soldiers_(novel)

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