There’s a reason we refer to filmed versions of novels as adaptations: the act is always transformative, and even when producers seek to maintain the story and atmosphere, they’re usually forced to change it at least somewhat—scenes, subplots, and even characters have to be excised in favor of moving things along (those of you pining […]
The doctors who worked in the Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals (MASH) during the Korean War were well trained but, like most soldiers sent to fight a war, too young for the job. In the words of the author, "a few flipped their lids, but most of them just raised hell, in a variety of ways and degrees."
For fans of the movie and the series alike, here is the original version of that perfectly corrupt football game, those martini-laced mornings and sexual escapades, and that unforgettable foray into assisted if incompleted suicide—all as funny and poignant now as they were before they became a part of America's culture and heart.
The doctors who worked in the Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals (MASH) during the Korean War were well trained but, like most soldiers sent to fight a war, too young for the job. In the words of the author, "a few flipped their lids, but most of them just raised hell, in a variety of ways and degrees."
For fans of the movie and the series alike, here is the original version of that perfectly corrupt football game, those martini-laced mornings and sexual escapades, and that unforgettable foray into assisted if incompleted suicide—all as funny and poignant now as they were before they became a part of America's culture and heart.
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Mash: A Novel About Three Army Doctors
224Paperback(Reprint)
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780688149550 |
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Publisher: | HarperCollins |
Publication date: | 03/19/1997 |
Series: | Quill Series |
Edition description: | Reprint |
Pages: | 224 |
Sales rank: | 63,713 |
Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.56(d) |
Age Range: | 16 - 18 Years |