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To the End of the War (Unpublished Fiction) by James Jones is a collection of unpublished fiction broken into short stories from the author of From Here to Eternity, which was made into a movie, and The Thin Red Line. The stories in this collection were extracted from Jones’ first unfinished and unpublished novel, They Shall Inherit the Laughter, with the help of his daughter Kaylie and editor George Hendrick, who offers an introduction chock full of Jones’ early struggles to publish his writing.
This collection of previously unpublished writing is a series of interconnected stories in which Johnny Carter leaves the hospital after being wounded, goes AWOL, and moves back to his hometown in Illinois. Carter finds that much of the frustration and aggravation he felt toward the military is shared by his comrades in arms. Jones’ collection is more than stories; it is commentary on the machines behind war interspersed with poetry. Carter’s life is very similar to that of Jones’ real life, including going over the hill as AWOL was called.
Read the full review: http://savvyverseandwit.com/2011/11/to-the-end-of-the-war-by-james-jones.html
This collection of previously unpublished writing is a series of interconnected stories in which Johnny Carter leaves the hospital after being wounded, goes AWOL, and moves back to his hometown in Illinois. Carter finds that much of the frustration and aggravation he felt toward the military is shared by his comrades in arms. Jones’ collection is more than stories; it is commentary on the machines behind war interspersed with poetry. Carter’s life is very similar to that of Jones’ real life, including going over the hill as AWOL was called.
Read the full review: http://savvyverseandwit.com/2011/11/to-the-end-of-the-war-by-james-jones.html
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