Thank You for Your Service (book) explained
| Thank You for Your Service |
| Author: | David Finkel |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Non-fiction |
| Publisher: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Release Date: | October 1, 2013 |
| Pages: | 272 pp |
| Media Type: | Print (hardcover) |
| Isbn: | 978-0-374-18066-9 |
Thank You for Your Service, written by the American journalist David Finkel, is the follow-up non-fiction book to The Good Soldiers, which chronicles the lives of the 2-16 Infantry Battalion in Baghdad during 2007 and 2008.[1] With this sequel, Finkel examines the soldiers' lives back home in the United States as they struggle to readjust to family and civilian life.[2] The book was published in 2013 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.[3]
Selected awards and honors
- New York Times Book Review Notable Books of the Year - 2013[4]
- Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism[5]
- NPR Best Book of the Year – 2013[6]
- National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist
- Carla Furstenberg Cohen Literary Prize[7]
Film adaptation
See main article: Thank You for Your Service (2017 film). A feature film adaptation, of same name, was released in October 2017. Written and directed by Jason Hall, the film stars Miles Teller, Haley Bennett, Beulah Koale, Amy Schumer and Scott Haze.[8]
Notes and References
- Web site: Thank You for Your Service (book review). Publishers Weekly. 20 November 2014.
- News: Samet. Elizabeth D.. Not O.K.. 20 November 2014. The New York Times. September 26, 2013.
- Web site: 30 Books 2013: Colette Bancroft on David Finkel's 'Thank You for Your Service'. https://web.archive.org/web/20140208030536/http://bookcritics.org/blog/archive/30-books-2013-colette-bancroft-on-david-finkels-thank-you-for-your-service. dead. February 8, 2014. Critical Mass. National Book Critics Circle. 20 November 2014.
- News: 100 Notable Books of 2013. 20 November 2014. The New York Times. November 27, 2013.
- Web site: NYPL Announces Five Finalists In Its Annual Helen Bernstein Book Award For Excellence In Journalism. www.nypl.org. New York Public Library. 20 November 2014.
- Web site: NPR's Book Concierge Our Guide To 2013's Great Read. NPR.org. National Public Radio. 20 November 2014.
- Web site: First Carla Furstenberg Cohen Lit Prize Winners Revealed. Publishers Weekly. 20 November 2014.
- News: Principal Photography Begins on 'Thank You for Your Service'. March 2, 2016. Business Wire. February 9, 2016.
