Books by Kevin Powers

An unforgettable depiction of the psychological impact of war, by a young Iraq veteran and poet, THE YELLOW BIRDS is already being hailed as a modern classic. WINNER OF THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD 2012NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTAN AMAZON EDITOR'S PICK: BEST BOOKS OF 2012 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA TLS BOOK OF THE YEARAN EVENING STANDARD BOOK OF THE YEARA GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARA SUNDAY HERALD BOOK OF THE YEARAN INDEPENDENT BEST WINTER READAn unforgettable depiction of the psychological impact of war, by a young Iraq veteran and poet, THE YELLOW BIRDS is already being hailed as a modern classic.Everywhere John looks, he sees Murph.He flinches when cars drive past. His fingers clasp around the rifle he hasn't held for months. Wide-eyed strangers praise him as a hero, but he can feel himself disappearing. Back home after a year in Iraq, memories swarm around him: bodies burning in the crisp morning air. Sunlight falling through branches; bullets kicking up dust; ripples on a pond wavering like plucked strings. The promise he made, to a young man's mother, that her son would be brought home safely.With THE YELLOW BIRDS, poet and veteran Kevin Powers has composed an unforgettable account of friendship and loss. It vividly captures the desperation and brutality of war, and its terrible after-effects. But it is also a story of love, of great courage, and of extraordinary human survival. Written with profound emotional insight, especially into the effects of a hidden war on families at home, THE YELLOW BIRDS is one of the most haunting, true and powerful novels of our time.

A stunning novel about violence, power and love from the acclaimed author of The Yellow Birds.

DE GULE FUGLE er en samtidsroman om krigens konsekvenser og samtidig en poetisk skildring af mod, venskab og kærlighed til livet midt i en brutal virkelighed.I den irakiske by Al Tafar balancer enogtyvårige Bartle og attenårige Murphy på kanten af liv og død uden at forstå omfanget af den kamp, de står midt i.Før afrejsen til Irak har Bartle lovet Murphys mor at passe på hendes søn. Men under krigen bliver Murphy stadig mere fjern, og en dag forsvinder han. Nogen har imidlertid set ham gå nøgen og blodig gennem byen, og til sidst finder Bartle ham tortureret og myrdet. For Bartle begynder nu kampen imod at gå fra forstanden i en verden fyldt med løgne og uretfærdighed