James Jones played many roles, including short story writer, social
critic, and war novelist. His most famous work, From Here to
Eternity (1951), spent 20 weeks atop the New York Times
bestseller's list, won the National Book Award, was adapted into an
Academy Award-winning film, and was named one of the 100 best
novels of the twentieth century by the Modern Library. Despite this
and the success of his other novels, Some Came Running (1957) and
The Thin Red Line (1962), Jones is widely forgotten today. In James
Jones: The Limits of Eternity, literary scholar Tony J. Williams
examines the significance of Jones's work not only for its nuance
and daring subject matter but also for its widespread popularity.
In his assessment of Jones's catalog, Williams reveals an incisive
novelist who offered groundbreaking interpretations of masculinity,
sexuality, gender, and identity. Williams contends that Jones
should be recognized as far more than just a popular war novelist,
but also as a humanitarian and literary pioneer, particularly in
probing gender and queer issues. A quintessentially American
novelist, Jones was never afraid to look openly at the flaws of his
society, examine how it could adversely affect individual victims,
and tacitly suggest possible alternatives. He recognized the
presence of gays and lesbians in American culture during an overtly
repressive time, which makes his work relevant to many areas of
contemporary criticism. Demonstrating his significant contribution
to contemporary American literature, James Jones: The Limits of
Eternity will be of interest to scholars of war narratives, gender
studies, and literary studies.
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