Art imitates life: Edward G. Landsdale and the fiction of Vietnam = A arte imita a vida: Edward G. Landsdale e a ficção da guerra de Vietnã

This article examines the adaptation of an historical person, the Air-Force officer and CIA operative named Edward G. Landsdale, as a model for fictional characters in three novels – English, American, and French – dealing with the early years of the Americaninvolvement in Vietnam. Landsdale’s polit...

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Main Author: Tom Burns
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2009-01-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum : Language and Culture
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Online Access:http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciLangCult/article/view/6435/6435