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Java Head by Joseph Hergesheimer

drewmoody321's review

4.0

"As much of a shame it is that Java Head didn’t win the Pulitzer Prize in 1920, it’s even more of a shame that Joseph Hergesheimer’s legacy was cut short. Based on what I’ve read of him, it seems that while he was wildly popular during his heyday in the 1920’s, he had faded into obscurity by the time he died in the mid-1950’s. Could Java Head have been more expertly crafted? Sure. Could the story have been more engaging? Definitely. But the fact that it and its author have been, now, almost completely forgotten is unjust."

Read more at: https://thepulitzerblog.wordpress.com/2015/04/27/java-head-joseph-hergesheimer/