BOOKS - James Jones
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807952
807952
James Jones
Author: Tony J. Williams
Year: 2016
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 2.1 MB
Language: English
Year: 2016
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 2.1 MB
Language: English
James Jones played many roles including short story writer social critic and war novelist His most famous work From Here to Eternity 1951 spent 20 weeks atop the New York Times bestseller s list won the National Book Award was adapted into an Academy Award winning film and was named one of the 100 best novels of the twentieth century by the Modern Library Despite this and the success of his other novels Some Came Running 1957 and The Thin Red Line 1962 Jones is widely forgotten today In James Jones The Limits of Eternity literary scholar Tony J Williams examines the significance of Jones s work not only for its nuance and daring subject matter but also for its widespread popularity In his assessment of Jones s catalog Williams reveals an incisive novelist who offered groundbreaking interpretations of masculinity sexuality gender and identity Williams contends that Jones should be recognized as far more than just a popular war novelist but also as a humanitarian and literary pioneer particularly in probing gender and queer issues A quintessentially American novelist Jones was never afraid to look openly at the flaws of his society examine how it could adversely affect individual victims and tacitly suggest possible alternatives He recognized the presence of gays and lesbians in American culture during an overtly repressive time which makes his work relevant to many areas of contemporary criticism Demonstrating his significant contribution to contemporary American literature James Jones The Limits of Eternity will be of interest to scholars of war narratives gender studies and literary studies
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