Johnny Got His Gun [electronic resource]
Trumbo, Dalton2013
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The Searing Portrayal Of War That Has Stunned And Galvanized Generations Of Readers An immediate bestseller upon its original publication in 1939, Dalton Trumbo?s stark, profoundly troubling masterpiece about the horrors of World War I brilliantly crystallized the uncompromising brutality of war and became the most influential protest novel of the Vietnam era. Johnny Got His Gun is an undisputed classic of antiwar literature that?s as timely as ever. ?A terrifying book, of an extraordinary emotional intensity.?—The Washington Post "Powerful. . . an eye-opener." —Michael Moore "Mr. Trumbo sets this story down almost without pause or punctuation and with a fury amounting to eloquence."—The New York Times "A book that can never be forgotten by anyone who reads it."—Saturday Review
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Johnny Got His Gun [electronic resource] / Dalton Trumbo
Author:
Trumbo, Dalton, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Citadel Press, 2013
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Audience:
Reading grade level: 5-7
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Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Dalton Trumbo (December 9, 1905 – September 10, 1976) was among the most prolific and important literary figures of his time. One of the famous Hollywood Ten, he refused to testify about his alleged communist affiliations before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947. Blacklisted from the film industry and charged with contempt of Congress, he served an eleven-month prison sentence. Johnny Got His Gun, the most highly acclaimed work of Trumbo's extraordinary career, won a National Book award (then known as an American Book Sellers Award) in 1939. The idea for the novel came to Trumbo after he learned of a British soldier who was seriously injured during World War I. In 2015 the acclaimed film "Trumbo," starring Bryan Cranston, spurred renewed interest in the author's life and works.
ISBN:
9780806537603
Language:
English
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BRN:
2798870
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