Never-before-published fiction by one of the finest war authors of the twentieth century
In 1943, a young soldier named James Jones returned from the Pacific, lightly wounded and psychologically tormented by the horrors of Guadalcanal. When he was well enough to leave the hospital, he went AWOL rather than return to service, and began work on a novel of the World War II experience.
Jones’s AWOL period was brief, but he returned to the novel at war’s end, bringing him to the attention of Maxwell Perkins, the legendary editor of Fitzgerald, Hemingway, and Thomas Wolfe. Jones would then go on to writeFrom Here to Eternity, the National Book Award–winning novel that catapulted him into the ranks of the literary elite.
Now, for the first time, Jones’s earliest writings are presented here, as a collection of stories about man and war, a testament to the great artist he was about to become.
Born in Illinois; died in New York in 1977.
Daughter Kaylie Jones, who does interviews on behalf of the estate and is very involved, resides in New York City.
Never-before-published fiction by one of the finest war authors of the twentieth century.TO THE END OF THE WARcontains twelve never-before-published stories by James Jones.Edited and with introductory material by George Hendrick, stories inTO THE END OF THE WAR—from “Night Train” to “Johnny Meets Sandy”—stand as testaments to Jones’s remarkable talent, evident from the start of his career.
- Literary fiction readers
- War literature enthusiasts—especially WWII
- Readers of posthumously published works (Hemingway, Salinger, VonnlŒ
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