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# Larry Heinemann

(1944–2019)   Writer

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Larry Heinemann was a writer.

## Quick Facts About Larry Heinemann

Born January 18, 1944

Died December 11, 2019

Profession Writer

## About Larry Heinemann

American novelist... \| Larry Curtis Heinemann was an American novelist born and raised in Chicago. His published work – three novels and a memoir – is primarily concerned with the Vietnam War.

##  Quotes by Larry Heinemann

> [Any soldier returning home must rediscover his humanity and establish a livable peace with the discovered, liberated, permanently dark places in his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-heinemann/any-soldier-returning-home-must-rediscover-his-humanity-and-establish/)

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> [Brian Turner has given us not so much a memoir as a mediation, rendered with grace and wit and wisdom. If you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-heinemann/brian-turner-has-given-us-not-so-much-a-memoir-as-a-mediation/)

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> [The Afghansti have caused a great many people a great deal of grief and have themselves suffered - for a lie, let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-heinemann/the-afghansti-have-caused-a-great-many-people-a-great-deal-of-grief/)

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