{"product_id":"9780802194084","title":"Fobbit","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn Iraq war comedy that “is everything that terrible conflict was not: beautifully planned and perfectly executed; funny and smart and lyrical; a triumph” (Darin Strauss, author of \u003ci\u003eHalf a Life\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Fobbit ’fä-bit, noun. Definition: A US soldier stationed at a Forward Operating Base who avoids combat by remaining at the base, esp. during Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003–2011). Pejorative.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In the satirical tradition of \u003ci\u003eCatch-22 \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eM*A*S*H\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFobbit\u003c\/i\u003e, a New York Times Notable Book, takes us into the chaotic world of Baghdad’s Forward Operating Base Triumph. The Forward Operating base, or FOB, is like the back-office of the battlefield—where people eat and sleep, and where a lot of soldiers have what looks suspiciously like a desk job. Male and female soldiers are trying to find an empty Porta Potty in which to get acquainted, grunts are playing Xbox and watching NASCAR between missions, and a lot of the senior staff are more concerned about getting to the chow hall in time for the Friday night all-you-can-eat seafood special than worrying about little things like military strategy.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Darkly humorous and based on the author’s own experiences in Iraq, \u003ci\u003eFobbit \u003c\/i\u003eis a fantastic debut that shows us a behind-the-scenes portrait of the real Iraq war.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “This novel nails the comedy and the pathos, the boredom and the dread, crafting the Iraq War’s answer to \u003ci\u003eCatch-22\u003c\/i\u003e.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review","brand":"Grove\/Atlantic, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128055644400,"sku":"9780802194084","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780802194084_p0.jpg?v=1763727677","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780802194084","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}