The Searing Portrayal Of War That Has Stunned And Galvanized Generations Of ReadersAn 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 fellow award-winning writer E. L. Doctorow, 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
von Dalton Trumbo, E. L. Doctorow
The Searing Portrayal Of War That Has Stunned And Galvanized Generations Of ReadersAn 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 fellow award-winning writer E. L. Doctorow, 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
Aktuelle Rezensionen(1)
Rezension von valentinoThe last like 20 pages of this are among the best stuff I’ve ever read. I’d long been aware of this book through my awareness of the film adaptation from the early 70s. Recently this book made its way into my life again as I watched the 1972 documentary ‘FTA’ (huge recommendation, it’s ok youtube) in which Donald Sutherland talks about this book and performs one of the best monologues I’ve ever had the pleasure of witnessing. Right then, I knew I needed to read this. So I did, and it was brilliant. I completely get why this was an essential piece of writing for anti-war protestors of the vietnam era as this is a definitive piece of anti-war writing. And the last 20 pages are some of the most effective writing ever. The last four in particular. ‘You plan the wars, you masters of men, plan the wars and point the way and we will point the gun’. Rarely has a book ended on such a strong anti-authoritarian, anti-war and revolutionary last sentence. Loved this so much. Can’t wait to watch the film.