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ISBN
0553274325
EAN
9780553274325
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Paperback
Release Title
Johnny Got His Gun: A Novel
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Trumbo, Dalton
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Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0553274325
ISBN-13
9780553274325
eBay Product ID (ePID)
152136

Product Key Features

Book Title
Johnny Got His Gun : a Novel
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1984
Topic
War & Military, Literary, Political
Genre
Fiction
Author
Dalton Trumbo
Format
Mass Market

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0.7 in
Item Weight
5 oz
Item Length
6.9 in
Item Width
4.2 in

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Dewey Edition
19
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"Mr. Trumbo sets this story down almost without pause or punctuation and with a fury amounting to eloquence."- New York Times "It is hard to imaging a more persuasive argument for staying out of war than this smooth, savage, brilliant tale."- Chicago Daily News, "Mr. Trumbo sets this story down  almost without pause or punctuation and with a fury  amounting to eloquence."--The New  York Times "It is hard to  imaging a more persuasive argument for staying out  of war than this smooth, savage, brilliant  tale."--Chicago Daily News
Dewey Decimal
813/.5/2
Synopsis
"Trumbo sets this story down almost without pause or punctuation and with a fury accounting to eloquence."- The New York Times This was no ordinary war. This was a war to make the world safe for democracy. And if democracy was made safe, then nothing else mattered-not the millions of dead bodies, nor the thousands of ruined lives. . . . This is no ordinary novel. This is a novel that never takes the easy way out- it is shocking, violent, terrifying, horrible, uncompromising, brutal, remorseless and gruesome . . . but so is war., "Trumbo sets this story down almost without pause or punctuation and with a fury accounting to eloquence."-- The New York Times This was no ordinary war. This was a war to make the world safe for democracy. And if democracy was made safe, then nothing else mattered--not the millions of dead bodies, nor the thousands of ruined lives. . . . This is no ordinary novel. This is a novel that never takes the easy way out: it is shocking, violent, terrifying, horrible, uncompromising, brutal, remorseless and gruesome . . . but so is war., "Mr. Trumbo sets this story down almost without pause or punctuation and with a fury accounting to eloquence."-- The New York Times This was no ordinary war. This was a war to make the world safe for democracy. And if democracy was made safe, then nothing else mattered--not the millions of dead bodies, nor the thousands of ruined lives. . . . This is no ordinary novel. This is a novel that never takes the easy way out: it is shocking, violent, terrifying, horrible, uncompromising, brutal, remorseless and gruesome . . . but so is war. Praise for Johnny Got His Gun " It is] very hard to write about Johnny Got His Gun without being guilty of understatement or hysterics. It is a terrifying book, of an extraordinary emotional intensity." -- Washington Post "An extraordinarily agitating book, passionate in its language, potent in its emotional effect, a novel that tells in unsparingly honest words what a wickedly gruesome business war is, and how wickedly wasteful. Johnny Got His Gun, full of horror and hurt, will be a terrific and vivid experience for anyone who reads it." -- Boston Herald "It is hard to imagine a more persuasive argument for staying out of war than this smooth, savage, brilliant tale." -- Chicago Daily News
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PS3570.R86

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  • by doubledutch20
    07 Aug, 2019Most favourable review

    War is an anamilistic way of solving problems.

    Should be compulsory reading for all high school students because all to often people do not realize the tragedy of war. The death and destruction of humans. This book may make people think about the realities of war, and yes, having lived close to war for 30 years, I would require people to read this.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: discover-books

  • by gofish63
    24 Jul, 2019

    You can't UNREAD this book.

    Knowing it was a "classic", I felt compelled to read it. Perhaps halfway through the book I couldn't take any more. Obviously the theme is critically important but this is one book you CANNOT unread. Stopping before I'm totally depressed.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: wonderbooks

  • by decot_73
    02 Aug, 2025

    I read this book in my early 20's and ne...

    I read this book in my early 20's and never forgot it. I wanted to read it again, 50 years later.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: aspenbookco

  • by comebackwarrior
    04 Nov, 2023

    Epic

    Awesome Book!

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: thrift.books

  • by harmo-wille
    28 Sep, 2022

    Anti war novel

    Johnny Got His Gun. Easily read. Just flow through the pages from beginning to end. A message about war and when called to fight, who you really should take up arms against.

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