The Long Intermission (original Novel for Ang Lee's New Film)

The Long Intermission (original Novel for Ang Lee's New Film)

by (us) Ben Fontaine

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About This Novel

Director Ang Lee's latest film "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" is based on the original novel. This is a story about love, courage and loyalty, and a young man who finally finds his place in the world. The National Book Critics Circle Award for Best Novel of the Year, "American Entertainment Magazine"'s Top Ten Best Books of the Year, and one of the BBC's twelve best novels of this century. It is a bitter and satirical anti-war masterpiece and "Catch-22" in the new century. In the Battle of Al-Ansaka Canal, Billy Lynn's Class B defeated the enemy and finally won the long war in 3 minutes and 43 seconds. Overnight, they became American heroes. Everyone said "We appreciate you," everyone wanted to shake their hands, reporters rushed to write about them, Hollywood wanted to make a movie about them, and they were even invited to the Super Bowl halftime show. Although what exploded in his ears was not bombs but gorgeous fireworks, what passed him was not the dense bullets but the sequins on the backing dancers, and what came to him was not a red-eyed enemy but the pop queen Beyoncé. But for a moment, Billy felt that it was better to fight, which was much better than being moved around like a stage set. God's proof, war sucks, but he really can't see what's good about this boring peaceful life. Billy Lynn faced the greatest challenge of his life.

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Book Friends 2021030176482097682110mo ago

Good book. . .

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Paradox106mo ago

I have the original version of this book

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Book Friends 2021030175361545336105mo ago

This book is very nice

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Lee_ed112mo ago

What's going on!

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Iohh85mo ago

Their family members said what happened to their practice

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Hua89mo ago

Movie. . . . . .

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Qian Yunlong104mo ago

War people

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Xiaoman112mo ago

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Have You in My Life98mo ago

Very good. . . . .

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User 53280018613197mo ago

If snails had love

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