Mash, Richard Hooker
Mash, Richard Hooker
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Mash
A Novel About Three Army Doctors

Author: Richard Hooker

Narrator: Scott Brick

Unabridged: 6 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: William Morrow

Published: 12/23/2025

Synopsis

Before the movie, this is the novel that gave life to Hawkeye Pierce, Trapper John, Hot Lips Houlihan, Frank Burns, Radar O'Reilly, and the rest of the gang that made the 4077th MASH like no other place in Korea or on earth. Now read by acclaimed narrator, Scott Brick.The doctors who worked in the Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals (MASH) during the Korean War were well trained but, like most soldiers sent to fight a war, too young for the job. In the words of the author, "a few flipped their lids, but most of them just raised hell, in a variety of ways and degrees."For fans of the movie and the series alike, here is the original version of that perfectly corrupt football game, those martini-laced mornings and sexual escapades, and that unforgettable foray into assisted if incompleted suicide—all as funny and poignant now as they were before they became a part of America's culture and heart.

About Richard Hooker

Richard Hooker is the pseudonym of Hiester Richard Hornberger Jr. who was born February 1, 1924 and died November 4, 1997. He was an American writer and surgeon. His most famous work was his novel MASH (1968). The novel was based on his own personal experiences during the Korean War at the 8055th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. It was written in collaboration with W. C. Heinz. The novel took 11 years to write. In 1970, and then again from 1972-1983 it was used as the basis for a critically and commercially successful movie and television series of the same name. 

Reviews

Goodreads review by Supratim on January 25, 2019

What a book! I am giving it a rating of 4.5! A friend had told me about this book when I was in college. He had called it a “cult”, I do understand why. When we think of the military we usually think of discipline, rigid hierarchy, and strict adherence to protocols. But welcome to the mad world of 407......more

Goodreads review by Georgia on November 12, 2022

I'm told the poisons unit at a London hospital played the MASH tune to calls on hold. Medic humor is like that. Or was, not long ago. I wonder what they play now. "I did it my way" would bring funerals to mind. "Who wants to live forever" (even for lovers of Queen) is too direct. The nuns from The S......more

Goodreads review by Kemper on September 13, 2017

Treasure of the Rubbermaids 7: The Forever War The on-going discoveries of priceless books and comics found in a stack of Rubbermaid containers previously stored and forgotten at my parent’s house and untouched for almost 20 years. Thanks to my father dumping them back on me, I now spend my spare ti......more

Goodreads review by Diamond on May 08, 2023

This book was awesome. It takes place in Korea durring the Korean war. It concerns three doctors in a MASH unit trying to conduct meatball sergury. It explors the antics the doctors play just to keep themselves sane. This book inspired the film and the tellevision series of the same name. I highly r......more

Goodreads review by Julie on January 07, 2018

When I was in grade school, my oldest sister worked the late shift at Pizza Hut to save money for college. Late at night, she would come home, turn the television on, and sit in the living room to count her tip money and unwind. I would sneak out of bed and join her, helping stack quarters and dimes......more

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