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“Mr. Trumbo sets this story down almost without pause or punctuation and with a fury accounting to eloquence.”—The New York Times
This was no ordinary war. This was a war to make the world safe for democracy. And if democracy was made safe, then nothing else mattered—not the millions of dead bodies, nor the thousands of ruined lives. . . . This is no ordinary novel. This is a novel that never takes the easy way out: it is shocking, violent, terrifying, horrible, uncompromising, brutal, remorseless and gruesome . . . but so is war.
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“[It is] very hard to write about Johnny Got His Gun without being guilty of understatement or hysterics. It is a terrifying book, of an extraordinary emotional intensity.”—Washington Post
“An extraordinarily agitating book, passionate in its language, potent in its emotional effect, a novel that tells in unsparingly honest words what a wickedly gruesome business war is, and how wickedly wasteful. Johnny Got His Gun, full of horror and hurt, will be a terrific and vivid experience for anyone who reads it.”—Boston Herald
“It is hard to imagine a more persuasive argument for staying out of war than this smooth, savage, brilliant tale.”—Chicago Daily News
This was no ordinary war. This was a war to make the world safe for democracy. And if democracy was made safe, then nothing else mattered—not the millions of dead bodies, nor the thousands of ruined lives. . . . This is no ordinary novel. This is a novel that never takes the easy way out: it is shocking, violent, terrifying, horrible, uncompromising, brutal, remorseless and gruesome . . . but so is war.
Praise for Johnny Got His Gun
“[It is] very hard to write about Johnny Got His Gun without being guilty of understatement or hysterics. It is a terrifying book, of an extraordinary emotional intensity.”—Washington Post
“An extraordinarily agitating book, passionate in its language, potent in its emotional effect, a novel that tells in unsparingly honest words what a wickedly gruesome business war is, and how wickedly wasteful. Johnny Got His Gun, full of horror and hurt, will be a terrific and vivid experience for anyone who reads it.”—Boston Herald
“It is hard to imagine a more persuasive argument for staying out of war than this smooth, savage, brilliant tale.”—Chicago Daily News
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This was no ordinary war. This was a war to make the world safe for democracy. And if democracy was made safe, then nothing else mattered--not the millions of dead bodies, nor the thousands of ruined lives...This is no ordinary novel. This is a novel that never takes the easy way out: it is shocking, violent, terrifying, horrible, uncompromising, brutal, remorseless and gruesome...but so is war.
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"Mr. Trumbo sets this story down almost without pause or punctuation and with a fury amounting to eloquence."--The New York Times
"It is hard to imaging a more persuasive argument for staying out of war than this smooth, savage, brilliant tale."--Chicago Daily News
This was no ordinary war. This was a war to make the world safe for democracy. And if democracy was made safe, then nothing else mattered--not the millions of dead bodies, nor the thousands of ruined lives...This is no ordinary novel. This is a novel that never takes the easy way out: it is shocking, violent, terrifying, horrible, uncompromising, brutal, remorseless and gruesome...but so is war.
Winner of the National Book Award
Winner of the National Book Award
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Book Description mass_market. Condition: new. unknown. Product DescriptionTrumbo sets this story down almost without pause or punctuation and with a fury accounting to eloquenceThe New York TimesThis was no ordinary war This was a war to make the world safe for democracy And if democracy was made safe then nothing else matterednot the millions of dead bodies nor the thousands of ruined lives This is no ordinary novel This is a novel that never takes the easy way out it is shocking violent terrifying horrible uncompromising brutal remorseless and gruesome but so is warReviewIt is very hard to write about Johnny Got His Gun without being guilty of understatement or hysterics It is a terrifying book of an extraordinary emotional intensityWashington PostAn extraordinarily agitating book passionate in its language potent in its emotional effect a novel that tells in unsparingly honest words what a wickedly gruesome business war is and how wickedly wasteful Johnny Got His Gun full of horror and hurt will be a terrific and vivid experience for anyone who reads itBoston HeraldIt is hard to imagine a more persuasive argument for staying out of war than this smooth savage brilliant taleChicago Daily NewsFrom the PublisherThis was no ordinary war This was a war to make the world safe for democracy And if democracy was made safe then nothing else matterednot the millions of dead bodies nor the thousands of ruined livesThis is no ordinary novel This is a novel that never takes the easy way out it is shocking violent terrifying horrible uncompromising brutal remorseless and gruesomebut so is warWinner of the National Book AwardMr Trumbo sets this story down almost without pause or punctuation and with a fury amounting to eloquenceThe New York TimesIt is hard to imaging a more persuasive argument for staying out of war than this smooth savage brilliant taleChicago Daily NewsFrom the Inside FlapThis was no ordinary war This was a war to make the world safe for democracy And if democracy was made safe then nothing else matterednot the millions of dead bodies nor the thousands of ruined livesThis is no ordinary novel This is a novel that never takes the easy way out it is shocking violent terrifying horrible uncompromising brutal remorseless and gruesomebut so is warWinner of the National Book AwardFrom the Back Coverordinary war This was a war to make the world safe for democracy And if democracy was made safe then nothing else matterednot the millions of dead bodies nor the thousands of ruined livesThis is no ordinary novel This is a novel that never takes the easy way out it is shocking violent terrifying horrible uncompromising brutal remorseless and gruesomebut so is warWinner of the National Book AwardAbout the AuthorDalton Trumbo was one of the most prolific and important literary figures of our time His more than sixty screenplays include Spartacus Exodus Papillon and the Academy Awardwinning The Brave One Johnny Got His Gun is the most highly acclaimed work of his remarkable careerExcerpt Reprinted by permission All rights reservedChapter OneHe wished the phone would stop ringing It was bad enough to be sick let alone having a phone ring all night long Boy was he sick Not from any of their sour french wine either A man couldnt hold enough of it to get a head this big His stomach was going round and round and round Fine thing nobodyd answer that phone It sounded like it was ringing in a room about a million miles wide His head was a million miles wide too The hell with the telephoneThat damn bell must be at the other end of the world He would have to walk for a couple years to get to it Ring ring ring all night long Maybe somebody wanted something bad Telephones ringing at night are important Youd think theyd pay attention to it How could they expect him to answer it anyhow He was tired. Seller Inventory # BKZN9780553274325
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