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Full Title Johnny Got His Gun. Author Dalton Trumbo. Type of work Novel. Genre Antiwar novel; didactic novel. Language English. Time and place written 1938; California. Date of first publication 1939
Nov 15, 2013 · Johnny Got His Gun is an undisputed classic of antiwar literature that?s as timely as ever.?A terrifying book, of an extraordinary emotional intensity.?--The Washington Post "Powerful. . . an eye-opener." --Michael Moore "Mr. Trumbo sets this story down almost without pause or punctuation and with a fury amounting to eloquence."--The New York Times
Jul 1, 2007 · Johnny Got His Gun, the most highly acclaimed work of Trumbo’s extraordinary career, won a National Book award (then known as an American Book Sellers Award) in 1939. The idea for the novel came to Trumbo after he learned of a British soldier who was seriously injured during World War I.
The 1971 Dolton Trumbo classic and locally based movie, "Johnny Got His Gun'!!! Must watch movie
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Dalton Trumbo’s Johnny Got His Gun, published in 1939, is a powerful anti-war novel.It tells the story of Joe Bonham, a young American soldier who loses his limbs, eyes, ears, and mouth during World War I, rendering him trapped in a state of complete sensory deprivation.
Sep 22, 2008 · Johnny Got His Gun: Directed by Rowan Joseph. With Matty Ferraro, Rowan Joseph, Meredith Kendall, Ben McKenzie. A filmed live theater performance starring Ben McKenzie of the Off-Broadway stage monologue adapted from Dalton Trumbo's classic anti-war novel.
101 quotes from Johnny Got His Gun: ‘did anybody ever come back from the dead any single one of the millions who got killed did any one of them ever come...
