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Language English ISBN 0-233-98022-9 OCLC 14241374 | 4.1/5 Goodreads Pages 704 pp Originally published 1987 Country United States of America | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Media type Print (Hardcover and Paperback) Genres Fiction, Speculative fiction Similar William T Vollmann books, Fiction books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
You Bright and Risen Angels is a 1987 novel by William T. Vollmann, detailing a fictional war between insects and the forces of modern civilization. Vollmann described the book, his first, as "an allegory in part", inspired by his experiences with the mujahedeen in Afghanistan. The novel is subtitled "A Cartoon." It is illustrated by the author.
Reception
You Bright and Risen Angels received critical praise and won the 1988 Whiting Writers' Award.
References
You Bright and Risen Angels Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA