| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
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| Jones, James |
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| 1921–77, American novelist, b. Robinson, Ill. Written in the tradition of naturalism, his novels often celebrate the endurance of man. From Here to Eternity (1951), his best-known work and the first of a trilogy, is a powerful story of army life in Hawaii immediately before the attack on Pearl Harbor; The Thin Red Line (1962) and Whistle (1978) complete the series. His other novels include Some Came Running (1957) and A Touch of Danger (1973). Viet Journal (1974) is an account of his trip to Vietnam. | 1 | | See biography by F. MacShane (1985); study by J. R. Giles (1981). | 2 |
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