In his breakout bestseller, the perfect storm, sebastian junger created a w. May 25, 2018 author sebastian junger on what going to war feels like in new pbs memorial day documentary this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Sebastian junger grew up in suburban massachusetts and graduated from wesleyan university with a degree in cultural anthropology in 1984 and has been a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in such magazines as outside, mens journal, american heritage, and the new york times magazine. This is the result of a collaboration between the english photographer tim hetherington and the american journalist sebastian junger his books include the perfect storm. The film is narrated by several men who fought with pfc juan s. Apr 17, 2015 sebastian junger is a journalist and filmmaker who has covered stories from the front lines of war. Korengal the 2010 documentary restrepo is one of the best war films ever made, so perhaps its understandable that director sebastian junger would return to his footage to shape a semi. Read on to see sebastian junger and evan thomas talk about their books. With the men of battle company 2nd of the 503rd infantry regiment 173rd airborne brigade combat team. Army as they fought their way through a remote valley in eastern afghanistan. In war, sebastian junger turns his brilliant and empathetic eye to the reality of combatthe fear, the honor, and the trust among men in an extreme situation whose survival depends on their absolute commitment to one another. First movie restrepo other books the perfect storm, a death in belmont, and fire war synopsis point of view this book was written in 1st person point. It is based on jungers experiences as an embedded reporter, and it has all the advantages that firsthand gives a writer, but it also has its.
I watched the documentary restrepo and did not like it. Army, as they fought their way through a remote valley in eastern. Restrepo is a featurelength documentary that chronicles the deployment of a platoon of u. Sebastian junger accompanied hetherington in this militaryapproved documentary. Apr 18, 2011 sebastian junger and tim hetherington both worked together to create the documentary restrepo. Any one who has read the perfect storm will know that sebastian jungers great skill as a writer is to prioritise the human elements of the story, thereby juxtaposing ordinary individuals reacting to extraordinary circumstances as he does in war, the companion piece to the superb documentary restrepo that follows a platoon of young american. Jungers book, tribe, made the new york times bestseller list in 2016. An alqaeda and taliban stronghold, korengal valley sees some of the fiercest fighting in the. Between them, veteran journalists sebastian junger and tim hetherington have several decades of experience in reporting on conflicts from bosnia to afghanistan. Filmmakers sebastian junger and tim hetherington pay a visit to afghanistans korengal valley to spend a year with the second platoon, a besieged squadron who dubbed their stronghold outpost restrepo in honor of their fallen comrade pfc juan restrepo. His life and death, and the lives of his fellow soldiers as they carry on at op restrepo, are chronicled in the awardwinning documentary restrepo, by sebastian junger and tim hetherington, and its sequel, korengal.
Hetheringtons death in a mortar attack while covering the libyan civil war in 2011, mr. From the author of the perfect storm, a gripping book about sebastian junger s almost fatal year with the 2nd battalion of the american army. The first documentary begins on a train in italy with an enthusiastic restrepo excited to go to afghanistan. Sebastian jungers documentary film restrepo deserves an oscar. Junger revisits afghanistan in korengal the boston globe. For 15 months, sebastian junger accompanied a single platoon of thirty men from the celebrated 2nd battalion of the u. Sebastian junger is an internationally acclaimed author and a contributing editor to vanity fair, and has been awarded a national magazine award and an sais novartis prize for journalism. Demonstrating how real the dangers of war are, hetherington subsequently died in 2011covering the civil war in libya.
May 29, 2014 sebastian junger, who directed korengal, a companion piece to restrepo. Sebastian junger paints the war in afghanistan in vivid anecdotes of the men who served in the korengal valley, trying to protect tiny outposts from an often unseen enemy. For decades, author sebastian junger has been covering wars all over the world, but he never imagined that his book, war, and movie. Restrepo is a film not just about the events of combat, but also about brotherhood, according to junger. May 11, 2010 sebastian junger on the thrill and hell of war the author visited afghanistans korengal valley five times in 2007 and 2008 as a reporter embedded with part of the u.
Sebastian junger is one of those writers it seems everyone talks about these days. Sebastian junger is the new york times bestselling author of the perfect storm and a death in belmont. Jul 12, 2010 restrepo is a featurelength documentary that chronicles the deployment of a platoon of u. Sebastian junger and tim hetherington both worked together to create the documentary restrepo. He wrote several books such as war which is about his time spent with a u. Author sebastian junger on what going to war feels like in new pbs memorial day documentary this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. The only reason anyone was alive at restrepo or at aranas or at ranch house or, later. War by sebastian junger will be published on tuesday, may 11, by twelve. Like the documentary film, restrepo, junger gets to know the men of the platoon with whom he is embedded. Jul 12, 2010 we want to extend a huge thank you to everyone involved with restrepo and especially tim hetherington, for writing this blog. Upon completion of the book, i had to go view restrepo which is the documentary that was shot in conjunction with the book by junger and another film maker that he spent several tours with during the writing of the book in the hopes that i could learn more about the individuals listed in the book. Sebastian junger, war tourist publishing perspectives. Sebastian junger restrepo official trailer facebook. Junger s book, tribe, made the new york times bestseller list in 2016.
Sebastian junger is a journalist and filmmaker who has covered stories from the front lines of war. He now works as the book buyer for idlewild books in manhattan. This book is about why tribal sentiment is such a rare and precious thing in modern society, and how the lack of it has affected us all. Any one who has read the perfect storm will know that sebastian junger s great skill as a writer is to prioritise the human elements of the story, thereby juxtaposing ordinary individuals reacting to extraordinary circumstances as he does in war, the companion piece to the superb documentary restrepo that follows a platoon of young american. Sebastian junger born january 17, 1962 is an american journalist, author and filmmaker.
Over the course of five trips, junger was in more firefights than he could count, as men he knew were killed or wounded and he himself was. Jun 22, 2010 they were collectively known as the rock. Browse inside war by sebastian junger, sebastian junger. The bonds of warsebastian junger and tim hetheringtons restrepo.
Shortly after the release of his documentary restrepo, photographer tim hetherington was killed in libya. In my platoon near the dmz they called me the old man, but back in the u. Sebastian junger books list of books by sebastian junger. Sebastian junger on the thrill and hell of war the author visited afghanistans korengal valley five times in 2007 and 2008 as a reporter embedded with part of. Sebastian junger on war and restrepo in afghanistan. All the books below are recommended as readalikes for sebastian junger but some maybe more relevant to you than others depending on which books by the author you have read and enjoyed.
May 12, 2010 when i came back from the war in vietnam i was 21 years old. Books by sebastian junger author of the perfect storm. War, sebastian jungers account of one american platoons experience fighting in a remote outpost in the korengal valley in afghanistan, is intended to give readers an idea of what war is really like for the soldiers on the front lines. Junger turned his harrowing experience as an embed in afghanistan into a book and sundance grand jury prizewinning documentary, restrepo, released this weekend.
Lewis manalo was honorably discharged from the army in 2004 as a sergeant. Twelve, the publisher of sebastian jungers war, has been thrilled by the tremendous positive reader response to the book. Together, they created restrepothe winner of the 2010 sundance film. Junger, along with hetherington, used material gathered in the korengal valley of afghanistan for the book and to create a related documentary feature restrepo.
Sebastian junger is done talking about war outside online. The death of an incomparable photojournalist, killed on april 20 while covering the conflict in libya, is recounted by his collaborator. He sees their boredom, their heartbreak, their humor. Discount prices on books by sebastian junger, including titles like tribe. The prototype of this approach is michael herrs peerless dispatches 1977, a thoroughly unsentimental, gruntlevel view of the vietnam wars bloodiest years.
In the documentary trailer embedded above with nsfw language, journalist and author sebastian junger joined british photographer tim hetherington in one of the deadliest war zones on earth. Scenes from this film were clipped and put into this video. It was considered one of the most dangerous postings in the u. Restrepo by tim hetherington, sebastian junger tim. Their unseen courage adds another dynamic to this arresting film. In part one of three, sebastian takes on war and his new documentary restrepo. Author oneonone in this amazon exclusive, we brought together authors sebastian junger and evan thomas and asked them to. A few years ago, oscarnominated filmmaker sebastian junger restrepo planned a walk from washington, d.
So look for the suggested readalikes by title linked on the right. Sebastian jungers documentary film restrepo deserves an. His nonfiction books are written with an engaging narrative that is reader friendly and causes pages to turn in rapid succession. The writer sebastian junger and the photographer tim hetherington spent a year filming american troops in the korengal valley of afghanistan in 20078 for restrepo, which was nominated for an academy award for best documentary. The setting for both these films is the korengal valley in afghanistan, which is quite near the border with pakistan and had been a significant. Sebastian junger writer of the perfect storm and photojournalist tim hetherington, who was killed in 2011 documenting civil conflict in libya. Junger turned his harrowing experience as an embed in afghanistan into a book and sundance grand jury prizewinning documentary, restrepo, released this. I cannot say that i found war to be an enjoyable read though junger is a polished writer a more accurate description is. Sebastian junger is done talking about war the award winning journalist and documentarian has spent the past several years immersed in combat overseas and its portrayal. Did sebastian junger go too far in calling his book war. Mar 10, 2012 war correspondent and perfect storm author sebastian junger sits down to talk work and war, fear and film. Yet if jungers dispatches from the fighting in afghanistan solidify anything, its that war americanstyle hasnt evolved much in the decades since herrs book. Junger and hetherington may know something about afghanistan, a good deal about combat, and even more about modern american troops, but theres precious little evidence in restrepo that despite the title of junger s book they know the true face of war. Sebastian junger s documentary film restrepo deserves an oscar.
The movie focuses on a remote 15man outpost, restrepo, named after a platoon medic who was killed in action. For one year, in 20072008, sebastian junger accompanied 30 mena single platoonfrom the storied 2nd battalion of the u. May 05, 2011 junger, who will be in toronto may 7 for a memorial screening of restrepo, talked to the posts angela hickman about the film, his friendship with hetherington and how one death changed. From the author of the perfect storm, a gripping book about sebastian jungers almost fatal year with the 2nd battalion of the american army. Colleague and filmmaker sebastian junger traces hetheringtons work across the worlds battlefields to reveal how he transcended the boundaries of imagemaking to become a luminary in his profession. The author of the perfect storm and, most recently, tribe avoids books likely to anger him.
A true story of men against the sea 1997, which became a bestseller. Credit shannon stapletonreuters the writer sebastian junger and the photographer tim hetherington spent a year filming american troops in the korengal valley of afghanistan in 20078 for restrepo, which was nominated for an academy award for best documentary. The film shows the dedication to their duty as a soldier and their commitment to one another as brothers. Junger spent extensive time with the soldiers at the restrepo outpost during the afghan war. Now, junger turns his brilliant and empathetic eye to the reality of combatthe fear, the honor, and the trust among men in an extreme situation whose. Restrepo codirectors sebastian junger and tim hetherington.
Battle companys actions there were the basis of the book war by sebastian junger and the documentary restrepo by junger and tim. Bibliography sebastian junger born january 17, 1962 in massachusetts influenced by joan didion, and norman maclean. Browse inside war, by sebastian junger, sebastian junger, a trade paperback from harpercollins canada, an imprint of harpercollins publishers. Hetherington was the only photographer to live among the rebels during the recent liberian civil war, and jungerbest known for his megabestseller the perfect stormwas one of the last westerners to travel with the late guerrilla. What sebastian junger and restrepo wont tell you about. Sebastian junger and tim hetheringtons striking documentary restrepofilmed in afghanistan over the course of a yearillustrates this particular niche in filmmaking. From the murderous mechanics of the diamond trade in sierra leone, to an inferno forest fire burning out of control in the steep canyons of idaho, to the logic of guerrilla warfare in afghanistan and the forensics of genocide in kosovo, this riveting collection of jungers nonfiction will take you places you wouldnt dream of going to on. Sebastian junger on his companion film to restrepo the. Jul 14, 2017 sebastian junger on war and restrepo in afghanistan.
Together, they created restrepo the winner of the 2010 sundance film festival documentary grand jury prize. Only six miles long, the korangal valley is a tiny place, yet 42 american soldiers have died in it. Junger, who will be in toronto may 7 for a memorial screening of restrepo, talked to the posts angela hickman about the film, his friendship with hetherington and how one death changed. At the sundance film festival in 2010 his documentary restrepo won grand jury prize for a domestic documentary. The bonds of warsebastian junger and tim hetheringtons. War correspondent and perfect storm author sebastian junger sits down to talk work and war, fear and film.
The thing about war is that it does not disappoint. Sebastian junger remembers tim hetherington vanity fair. The bonds of warsebastian junger and tim hetheringtons restrepo by williams cole. These violent episodes are so close to the camera that you marvel at the bravery of the two journalists behind restrepo.
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