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“I was going home. But home, too, was hard to get an image of, harder still to think beyond the last curved enclosure of the desert, where it seemed I had left the better portion of myself as one among innumerable grains of sand, how in the end the weather-beaten stone is not one stone but only that which has been weathered, a result, an example of slow erosion on a thing by wind or waves that break against it, so that the else of anyone involved ends up deposited like silt spilling out into an estuary, or gathered at the bottom of a river in a city that is all you can remember.”

Quote by Kevin Powers

Work

The Yellow Birds

This novel delves into the profound emotional and psychological effects of war on its characters, focusing on the experiences of soldiers returning from combat. more

Author

Kevin Powers
Kevin Powers

Kevin Powers, born on July 11, 1980, is an accomplished American novelist known for his works set against the backdrop of war. His writing delves into the complexities of human nature and the harsh realities of conflict, earning him critical acclaim and numerous literary awards. more

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