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Johnny Got His Gun

by Dalton Trumbo
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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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  • Release date

    November 15, 2013

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780806537603

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780806537603
      • File size: 494 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 970
    • Text Difficulty: 5-7

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      May 26, 2008
      This audio edition of Trumbo's classic 1939 novel of war's insanity begins as a bit of a slog because of the lengthy padding at its start. With two introductions, from Cindy Sheehan and Ron Kovic, that attempt to place the novel in the context of more recent armed conflicts in both Iraq and Vietnam, it is the better part of a disc before the book properly begins. Once it does, though, the slog ceases. Trumbo's novel is spine-tingling in its immediacy and horror, and William Dufris (while occasionally fumbling around in his bag of voices) mostly gives the words room to breathe. For this book, little more is necessary. A Citadel paperback.

    • Library Journal

      August 1, 2007
      Trumbo's horrific 1939 novel of World War I garnered the National Book Award and kudos from critics. The book resurfaced as one of the leading protest novels during the Vietnam era. With current events as they are, the antiwar book will no doubt find a new audience. This edition includes a new foreword by Cindy Sheehan and a readers' guide. Nonfiction

      Copyright 2007 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:970
  • Text Difficulty:5-7

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