The Barracks Thief
 First edition (publ. Ecco Press) | |
| Author | Tobias Wolff |
|---|---|
| Genre | War stories |
| Published | 1984 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 101 pages |
| ISBN | 0880010355 |
The Barracks Thief is a novella by Tobias Wolff, first published in 1984. The story concerns paratroopers in training during the time of the Vietnam war.
Readers of Wolff's memoir In Pharaoh's Army will note that the author himself trained as a paratrooper and served in Vietnam.
Awards & Reception
The Barracks Thief won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction in 1985.
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