James Jones
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| Title | : | From Here to Eternity (The World War II Trilogy #1) |
| Author | : | James Jones |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 816 pages |
| Published | : | April 2004 by Gramercy (first published 1951) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Classics. Historical. Historical Fiction. War |
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Diamond Head, Hawaii, 1941. Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt is a champion welterweight and a fine bugler. But when he refuses to join the company's boxing team, he gets "the treatment" that may break him or kill him. First Sgt. Milton Anthony Warden knows how to soldier better than almost anyone, yet he's risking his career to have an affair with the commanding officer's wife. Both Warden and Prewitt are bound by a common bond: the Army is their heart and blood... and, possibly, their death. In this magnificent but brutal classic of a soldier's life, James Jones portrays the courage, violence and passions of men and women who live by unspoken codes and with unutterable despair... in the most important American novel to come out of World War II, a masterpiece that captures as no other the honor and savagery of men.Define Books Toward From Here to Eternity (The World War II Trilogy #1)
| Original Title: | From Here to Eternity |
| ISBN: | 0517223007 (ISBN13: 9780517223000) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The World War II Trilogy #1 |
| Characters: | Robert E. Lee Prewitt |
| Setting: | Hawaii,1941(United States) Pearl Harbor, Hawaii(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | National Book Award for Fiction (1952) |
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Ratings: 4.09 From 15660 Users | 456 ReviewsCommentary Appertaining To Books From Here to Eternity (The World War II Trilogy #1)
Originally published by Scribner in 1951, James Jones' novel was heavily edited to, purportedly, get it past the censors of the time. To present a more tasteful image of life in the military. Now, thanks to Jones' family and OpenRoad Media, we can read the book as it was written.In the wake of the Depression, military service was the only option for many young men in America. Men who were poor, poorly educated, or poor of spirit had few choices in the early 20th century.On an Army base inWhen James Jones died the Army lost one of its own. Here was a soldier, a man with an abiding regard for things military. Many novelists treat war and the Army but only with a passing interest. They write one book and get it out of their systems. For Jones, From Here to Eternity was the start of a lifelong study of what it means to be a soldier. To the day he died he thought like a soldier. Other writers delve into high society or family life or la vie boheme. Jones was at his best when he
Don't give out many five stars anymore but I really loved the first two in this trilogy, Whistle not so much. Loved the voice, the setting and sense of place.Highly recommend.
My impetus for reading this came via an odd, circuitous route - I was listening to the recently shuttered, flop London musical based on the novel, and read that it, in turn, incorporated material from the uncensored, restored version of the book that had only been published a few years previously. I was intrigued that, among many other emendations, a lot of material about gay activities in the peacetime army had been excised. Not really remembering a lot from the award-winning film (or the
A Great NovelThis spectacular novel was published in 1951, was a huge best seller and made into a classic film (Oscar for best picture). For some reason I never read it until now and I am glad that I waited since I was able to read the restored version published in 2011. This is the version as originally written and edited by Jones. The bestselling 1951 version was severely edited by the publisher to remove profanity and other taboos which would never have passed the censors of that era. I
This book is grim and dark, but also beautiful and wonderful. Each character is believable and understandable, and that makes some brutal events in the book have that much more impact. I mean that both in the sense that as a reader I sympathized with characters as events happened to them, but also in situations where I understood why a character acted out negatively or in a self-destructive way.Jones' style can be a bit tricky to follow, especially when he launches into a long
An epic read and an epic story. This book took me literally months to finish, but Im so glad that I did. It was well worth the effort.Id always had a hankering to read this book, purely for the fact that Frank Sinatra was obsessed with getting a role in the movie of the same title, to revive his (then) flagging career. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this book, and how believable I found the characters to be. James Jones certainly had a knack for getting right into the characters heads,
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