Last day on earth : a portrait of the NIU school shooter / David Vann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vann, David.

Series:

Association of Writers and Writing Programs Award for Creative Nonfiction

Association of writers and writing programs award for creative nonfiction

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kazmierczak, Steve.

Northern Illinois University.

Mass murder--Illinois--De Kalb.

Mass murder.

Youth and violence--Illinois--De Kalb.

Youth and violence.

School shootings--Illinois--De Kalb.

School shootings.

Campus violence--Illinois--De Kalb.

Campus violence.

Northern Illinois University--Students.

Illinois--De Kalb.

Physical Description:

167 pages ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Portrait of the NIU school shooter

Portrait of the Northern Illinois University school shooter

Place of Publication:

Athens : University of Georgia Press, [2011]

Summary:

On February 14, 2008, Steve Kazmierczak killed five and wounded 18 people at Northern Illinois U., then killed himself. Vann (U. of San Francisco) interviewed Kazmierczak's high school and junior high friends and examined the police files to explore how this happened to a seemingly-normal, high-achieving college student. He describes Kazmierczak's childhood and history of bipolar disorder, suicide attempt, and hospitalization; his attempt to join the military; his life as a student; and how things fell apart and what led up to the shootings. The author weaves in his own childhood, history with guns, and feelings of an outcast, finding parallels between himself and Kazmierczak. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

"Winner of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Award for creative nonfiction".

ISBN:

9780820338392

0820338397

OCLC:

726695782