Blind Willie

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Blind Willie is a novella by Stephen King that follows a Vietnam veteran grappling with guilt and memory, later collected in his book "Hearts in Atlantis."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novella
author Stephen King
authorOfCollection Stephen King NERFINISHED
collectedIn Hearts in Atlantis NERFINISHED
collectionPublicationYear 1999
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Stephen King
genre horror fiction
psychological fiction
war fiction
includedInGenreCategory American novellas
works about the Vietnam War
language English
mainCharacter Willie Shearman NERFINISHED
medium print
narrativeFocus internal conflict
psychological realism
partOf Hearts in Atlantis NERFINISHED
protagonistOccupation Vietnam War veteran
relatedWorkByAuthor Hearts in Atlantis (novella) NERFINISHED
Low Men in Yellow Coats NERFINISHED
Why We’re in Vietnam NERFINISHED
settingCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
settingPeriod post–Vietnam War era
theme atonement
guilt
memory
the legacy of war
trauma

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Hearts in Atlantis hasPart Blind Willie