 Cover to paperback edition (Pocket Books, 1969) | |
| Author | Richard Hooker |
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| Language | English |
| Series | M*A*S*H |
| Genre | War, Comedy, Drama |
| Publisher | William Morrow |
Publication date | 1968 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 211 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-688-02061-3 |
| Followed by | M*A*S*H Goes to Maine |
MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors is a 1968 novel written by Richard Hooker (the pen name of former military surgeon H. Richard Hornberger) with the assistance of writer W.C. Heinz.[1] It is notable as the foundation of the M*A*S*H franchise, which includes a 1970 feature film and a long-running TV series (1972–1983). The novel is about a fictional U.S. Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in South Korea during the Korean War.
Hooker followed the novel with two sequels. Additionally, a series of sequels, of a different and lighter tone, were credited to Hooker and William E. Butterworth, but actually written by Butterworth alone.
- ^ Goldstein, Richard (February 28, 2008). "W.C. Heinz, 93, Writing Craftsman, Dies". The New York Times.