I understood that 'The Yellow Birds' would be a peculiar representation of the experience of being at war. I intended it to be so. (Kevin Powers)

I understood that 'The Yellow Birds' would be a peculiar representation of the experience of being at war. I intended it to be so.

Kevin Powers

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