Book · 2016 · Biography & Autobiography
Pumpkinflowers
A Soldier's Story of a Forgotten War
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Why people recommend it
Matti Friedman's Pumpkinflowers is a poignant memoir and historical account detailing the author's experiences as a young Israeli soldier stationed in the security zone of southern Lebanon during the late 1990s. On EconTalk, Russ Roberts praised the book at the start of an interview, calling it a heartbreaking portrait of military life that captures the fear, boredom, and psychological toll experienced by soldiers, and noted its availability in audio format. Matti Friedman discussed a standout review of his book written by an American military officer who considered it the finest work ever read about the Iraq war. On The Book Review, Pamela Paul introduced Friedman to discuss the memoir, describing the title as both a personal memoir and a broader history of those turbulent years. Paul closed the episode by reiterating the full title and author, cementing the book's reputation as a vital piece of modern military literature.
Every mention
Pamela Paul the book again is pumpkin flowers A Soldier Story by mty fredman 3
“author and former Israeli soldier mty fredman is here to talk about his book pumpkin flowers”
“his book pumpkin flowers is part Memoir and part history of those years”
“the book again is pumpkin flowers A Soldier Story by mty fredman”
Russ Roberts I want to start by talking about your book pumpkin flowers A Soldier Story which was published in 2016 uh i… 1
“I want to start by talking about your book pumpkin flowers A Soldier Story which was published in 2016 uh it's now out in audio it's an amazing book it's a heartbreaking portrait of what it's like to be a soldier the fear the pain the boredom the waste the opportunity it's all in there and it's a very short”
Matti Friedman my favorite review of pumpkin flowers when it came out was written by an American military officer who said… 1
“my favorite review of pumpkin flowers when it came out was written by an American military officer who said it was the best book he ever read about Iraq”
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Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I recently had a had an opportunity to rethink all of this both my military service and my return to Lebanon because I as as you mentioned at the beginning of the podcast there's a new audio book of this out which I which I read a month or two ago so I actually sat with the book for the”
“and uh and a lot of it's in pumpkin flowers”
“his book is pumpkin flowers”
“u you were a um I'll just put in a plug for your book pumpkin flowers which is about your personal experience in the Lebanese War which is one of the best books on war I've ever read uh it's short and powerful and and it's really a masterpiece so I encourage uh listeners to read it”