Johnny Got His Gun - by Dalton Trumbo (Paperback)
Similar Products
Products of same category from the store
All
Product info
<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Johnny Got His Gun" holds a place as one of the classic antiwar novels. First published in 1939, Dalton Trumbo's story of a young American soldier terribly maimed in WWI--he "survives" armless, legless, and faceless, but with mind intact--was an immediate bestseller. This fiercely moving novel was a rallying point for many Americans who came of age during WWII, and it became perhaps the most popular novel of protest during the Vietnam era. **Lightning Print On Demand Title<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The searing portrayal of war that has stunned and galvanized generations of readers<br></b><br>It was the war to end all wars, the global struggle that would finally make the world safe for democracy--at any cost. But one American soldier has paid a price beyond measure. And within the disfigured flesh that was once a vision of youth lives a spirit that cannot accept what the world has become. <p/>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. With a compelling new foreword by E. L. Doctorow, <i>Johnny Got His Gun</i>--an undisputed classic of antiwar literature--as as timely as ever. <p/>"A terrifying book, of an extraordinary emotional intensity." --<i>The Washington Post<br></i><br>"Powerful . . . an eye-opener." --Michael Moore <p/> "Mr. Trumbo sets this story down almost without pause or punctuation and with a fury amounting to eloquence." --<i>New York Times<br></i><br> "A book that can never be forgotten by anyone who reads it." --<i>Saturday Review</i><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>"Johnny Got His Gun" holds a place as one of the classic antiwar novels. First published in 1939, Dalton Trumbo's story of a young American soldier terribly maimed in World War I-- he "survives" armless, legless, and faceless, but with mind intact-- was an immediate bestseller. This fiercely moving novel was a rallying point for many Americans who came of age during World War II, and it became perhaps the most popular novel of protest during the Vietnam era. <P>Citadel Underground's edition of "Johnny Got His Gun" features a powerful new introduction by Ron Kovic, author of "Born on the Fourth of July", and also includes an introduction by Dalton Trumbo. <P>""Johnny Got His Gun" still remains the most powerful piece of writing to influence me after Vietnam. Upon my return from the war, and after all these twenty-two years spent in a wheelchair, paralyzed from the mid-chest down, I've read many writers that have influenced my life profoundly-- Hemingway, Conrad, Tolstoy, Gandhi, Dr. Martin Luther King-- but there has been nothing out of that body of great literature to compare to this book... "Johnny Got His Gun" remains the most revolutionary, searing document against was and injustice ever written." --Ron Kovic, from his introduction <P>"{This} is a terrifying book, of an extraordinary emotional intensity." --The Washington Post <P>""Johnny Got His Gun" is not merely a powerful antiwar document; it is also a powerful and brilliant work of the imagination... Mr. Trumbo has written a book that can never be forgotten by anyone who reads it." --Saturday Review <P>"A terrible story, remorseless, uncompromising... this book was a shocking and violent experience." --Herald Tribune <P>"There can be no question of the effectiveness of this book." --The New York Times<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Dalton Trumbo</b> (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 11-month prison sentence. <i>Johnny Got His Gun</i>, 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 <i>Trumbo, </i>starring Bryan Cranston, spurred renewed interest in the author's life and works.
Price History
Cheapest price in the interval: 17.99 on November 8, 2021
Most expensive price in the interval: 17.99 on January 15, 2022
Price Archive shows prices from various stores, lets you see history and find the cheapest. There is no actual sale on the website. For all support, inquiry and suggestion messagescommunication@pricearchive.us