James Jones

From Here to Eternity

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Prew won't conform. He could have been the best boxer and the best bugler in his division, but he chooses the life of a straight soldier in Hawaii under the fierce tutelage of Sergeant Milt Warden. When he refuses to box for his company for mysterious reasons, he is given 'The Treatment', a relentless campaign of physical and mental abuse.

---

Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Penguin Modern Classics
• Verlag: Penguin Books UK
• Seitenzahl: 976
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 126mm x 45mm
• Gewicht: 662g
• ISBN-13: 9780141393223
• ISBN-10: 014139322X
• Artikelnr.: 37059613

Autorenporträt

James Jones (1921-1977) was born in Robinson, Illinois and enlisted in the US army in 1939, serving in the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii during Pearl Harbor and later in Guadalcanal in the Pacfic, where he was wounded in action. He drew on his wartime experiences in his many acclaimed novels, including the National Book Award-winner From Here to Eternity and The Thin Red Line.

Rezensionen

A blockbuster of a book... raw and brutal and angry The New York Times