Michael Herr, author of “Dispatches,” the acclaimed nonfiction novel that shed light on the devastation caused by the Vietnam War in the 1970s, died Thursday in New York after a lengthy illness. He was 76.
Knopf, who published “Dispatches” in 1977, confirmed his death.
“‘Dispatches’ is one of the seminal works of the 20th century and the most brilliant treatment of war and men I have ever read,” said Knopf chairman Sonny Mehta. “It is a work that secured Michael’s legacy as one of our great writers of narrative nonfiction. We will all miss him.”
Taken from Herr’s experiences during his stint as a war correspondent for Esquire magazine, “Dispatchers” was published at a time when many veterans were reluctant to publicly reveal the horrors they experienced in Vietnam.
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