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Jerry gustave hasford november 28, 1947 january 29, 1993, also known under his pen name gustav hasford was an american novelist, journalist and poet. The short timers by gustav hasford is an autobiographical novel by gustav hasford. The last scene of the shorttimers when joker has to kill a wounded and dying. Gustav hasfords gothic poetics of demystification agnieszka soltysik. The shorttimers the shorttimers by gustav hasford table of contents part 1.
Few people know or remember that the oscarnominated film was not an original work but was adapted by hasford, kubrick, and dispatches author michael herr from hasfords 1979 novel the shorttimers. Karya tersebut kemudian diadaptasi ke dalam film full metal jacket 1987 karya hasford, michael herr, dan stanley kubrick. Hasford s second novel, published in 1990, was a sequel to the. Come one, come all to exotic viet nam, the jewel of southeast asia, meet interesting, stimulating people of an ancient culture. Buy the shorttimers new edition by hasford, gustav isbn. The shorttimers by gustav hasford fantastic fiction. Hasford and herr collaborated with stanley kubrick to create the screenplay for the film. Gustav hasford was born in 1947, in russellville, alabama.