The White Donkey: Terminal Lance

By Maximilian Uriarte
Read by Maximilian Uriarte, Adam McCarthur, Adam McArthur, Eric Lopez, Benita Robledo, MacLeod Andrews, Kiff VandenHeuvel, John Glouchevitch, Nick Jones, Maxwell Hamilton, Grace Lee, and various narrators

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ISBN: 9781478969600

Release:	06/28/2016
Runtime:	2.87 Hours
ISBN:	9781478969600
Purchased:	0 copies
Category:	Nonfiction
Audience:	Adult
Publisher:	Little, Brown & Company
Language:	English

Summary

Winner of Marine Corps Heritage Foundation 2017 James Webb A, 2017

A Marine stationed in Iraq discovers the harrowing realities of war and its aftermath in this New York Times–bestselling graphic novel.

A vivid and moving tribute to the experience of war and PTSD, The White Donkey tells the story of Abe, a young Marine recruit who experiences the ugly, pedestrian, and often meaningless side of military service in rural Iraq. He enlists in hopes of finding that missing something in his life but comes to find out that it's not quite what he expected.

Written and illustrated by a Marine, The White Donkey is the first graphic novel about the war in Iraq from a veteran who served there. Maximillian Uriarte explores the experience of being a Marine, as well as the challenges that veterans face upon their return home, as few authors can.

Editorial Reviews

"In The White Donkey, a sense of alienation pervades Abe’s experience. He endures the tedium of war, the yearning for action to gain legitimacy in the eyes of fellow Marines, and, finally, the horror of combat…all drawn with stylized realism.” —Wall Street Journal

“In many ways, The White Donkey is one long, illustrated deployment journal…[with] those singular moments that, like a rock cast into a pond, send their ripples out almost infinitely-altering lives and ending others. The White Donkey follows the tremors, backwards and forwards, and manages to illustrate what feels like a ‘true’ war story and a lonely chapter in a war our country is trying desperately to forget.” —Washington Post

“A vivid and gripping tale…For my brother Marines: this book is mandatory…And for our civilian friends that are always asking, ‘What’s it like in the Corps?’ this book will help you to understand. Even more importantly, it could help you help someone who may have returned to the civilian world with invisible wounds.” —Maui Time Weekly (Hawaii)

“[A] casual, straightforward dramatic style…draws readers into his characters’ everyday experiences and then wallops them with the tragedy of ordinary life…The military lingo that dominates much of the dialogue can seem like a foreign language to a civilian, but that’s crucial to the story, defining the insular alien world Abe has entered. Both respectful to the military and its role and sympathetic to the delicacy of the young soldiers, the story’s power lies in a middle-ground view of the ongoing social conflict, seeking to bridge understanding on both sides.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Two-time Iraq War veteran Uriarte wants to show how a soldier returning home from war can turn suicidal…Spiked with bitter and obscene humor, this debut…reveals the cynical tedium of daily life in combat and how voluntary service can lead to an existential crisis of self-blame. Compelling reading for news watchers and would-be enlistees, older teens and up, and for veterans and their families and caregivers.” —Library Journal

Winner of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation 2017 James Webb AwardOne of Barnes & Noble's Best Comic and Graphic Novels of 2016 —

One of The Los Angeles Times' 10 Most Important Books of 2016 —

It was 2010 when Uriarte, a lance corporal in the Marine Corps, created the online comic 'Terminal Lance,' which swiftly developed a fan base. Using some of the same characters, he created a more serious and involved graphic novel, THE WHITE DONKEY, based on his 2007 deployment in Iraq." —

—Carolyn Kellogg, The Los Angeles Times —

A masterpiece. —Ray Olson, Booklist (starred review)

Combines a casual, straightforward dramatic style with clear, no-frills art that draws readers into his characters' everyday experiences and then wallops them with the tragedy of ordinary life...Both respectful to the military and its role and sympathetic to the delicacy of the young soldiers, the story's power lies in a middle-ground view of the ongoing social conflict, seeking to bridge understanding on both sides. —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

In many ways, The White Donkey is one long illustrated deployment journal.... Yet, tucked into the panels and frames, are those singular moments that, like a rock cast into a pond, send their ripples out almost infinitely-altering lives and ending others. The White Donkey follows the tremors, backwards and forwards, and manages to illustrate what feels like a 'true' war story and a lonely chapter in a war our country is trying desperately to forget. —The Washington Post

Few books pack the punch of The White Donkey. Uriarte has a genius for details that illuminate the truth and pull you into the story with cinematic fervor. He uses the art form itself to punctuate his pacing and immerse you in the inner reality of a marine's life.... Uriarte puts it all on the page for a story that is hardcore and haunting. A brilliant addition to wartime literature. A+ —JeriAnn Geller, Booktrib

"In The White Donkey, a sense of alienation pervades Abe's experience. He endures the tedium of war, the yearning for action to gain legitimacy in the eyes of fellow Marines, and, finally, the horror of combat... all drawn with stylized realism. —The Wall Street Journal

A vivid and gripping tale.... For my brother Marines: this book is mandatory.... And for our civilian friends that are always asking, 'What's it like in the Corps?' this book will help you to understand. Even more importantly, it could help you help someone who may have returned to the civilian world with invisible wounds. —John Absalom, Maui Time

Spiked with bitter and obscene humor, this debut and first-ever graphic novel about the Iraq War from a veteran reveals the cynical tedium of daily life in combat and how voluntary service can lead to an existential crisis of self-blame. Compelling. —Martha Cornog, Library Journal

A palpable reminder of how text and art can craft an unspoken, and in a sense, indescribable narrative power. —Narrative Species

The White Donkey examines our expectations of war according to what the media has showed us. Uriarte is concerned with how the war impacts people who are expected to transition back to a civilian world that understands the conflict in terms of The Hurt Locker and American Sniper. —Matt Young, The Rumpus

This book hits you right in the gut. If you've ever wondered what it's like to serve in the Marine Corps and the experience of deployment in a war-torn country like Iraq, this book will help you understand. —Carolyn Koh, Boing Boing

This is a wonderful book for anyone interested in the Iraq War, and how difficult it is for our veterans to readjust to civilian life. —Whitney Smyth, Portland Book Review

The White Donkey is nearly impossible to put down. As we root for characters that seem unflinchingly true to life, Abe's story remains gripping right up to the very last emotionally charged page. —The Santa Fe Reporter

Uriarte has grasped at powerful mysteries-about what drives young people to join the military and willingly confront danger, about the experience of trauma and grief, and about friendship-and by the end of the book, has given us a portrait of one man's lonely, courageous attempt to come to terms with these mysteries. —Temple Cone, The Washington Free Beacon

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Author Bio: Maximilian Uriarte

Maximilian Uriarte, Iraq War veteran, is the creator of the hit comic strip Terminal Lance. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 2006 at the age of nineteen and served for four years. During his first deployment to Iraq in 2007, he served as a turret gunner on a mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicle (MRAP) and as dismount of India Company’s “Jump” platoon in the Zaidon region southeast of Fallujah. He deployed to Iraq again in 2009 as a billeted combat photographer and combat artist and then enrolled in the California College of the Arts. In 2010 he created the popular comic strip Terminal Lance while still on active duty. The strip is now published in the Marine Corps Times and has grown immensely in popularity, with 450,000 Facebook followers and one million unique hits per month.

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Format:	Library CD
Available Formats :	Library CD
Category:	Nonfiction
Publisher:	Little, Brown & Company
CDs:	3
Runtime:	2.87
ISBN:	9781478969600
Audience:	Adult
Language:	English

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