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Johnny Got His Gun

by Dalton Trumbo

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ISBN13: 9780806528472
ISBN10: 0806528478
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1940 Winner of the National Book Award
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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.

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.

Review:

"[This] is a terrifying book, of an extraordinary emotional intensity." The Washington Post

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"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

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"A terrible story, remorseless, uncompromising...this book was a shocking and violent experience." Herald Tribune

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"There can be no question of the effectiveness of this book." The New York Times
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Gracie, December 23, 2010 (view all comments by Gracie)
This is a stunning book. The stream of consciousness—or unconsciousness as the case may be—is so poignantly effective that it's heartbreaking. It's a perfectly suited narrative style for the story. Trumbo shows a side to being a soldier that few get to see, and he shows it remarkably well, through the mind of Joe Bonham. Joe suffers in horrific ways that most wouldn't survive, and communicating his story is one of his greatest challenges.

Johnny Got His Gun is simply an amazing read. The political messages that can be drawn from it are secondary to the personal experience of this one man, his memories, his existence, and his life itself. I'd recommend it to anyone.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780806528472
Author:
Trumbo, Dalton
Publisher:
Citadel
Foreword by:
Sheehan, Cindy
Foreword:
Sheehan, Cindy
Author:
Trumbo, Dalton
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918
Subject:
Veterans
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Psychological fiction
Subject:
Didactic fiction
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Copyright:
2007
Edition Description:
Mass Market
Publication Date:
20070701
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
320
Dimensions:
8.22x5.56x.81 in. .64 lbs.
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