Writers on World War II
by Mordecai Richler
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Powerfully portrayed in the words of novelists, poets, and the journalists who lived through, is the full sweep of the Second World War, as it was experienced around the world by combatants and civilians. The book is arraanged chronologically by the years of the war.Tags
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charlie68 Same sort of vibe with different points of view of World War II. No one point of view dominant.
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Some really great stuff in this book. It runs the gauntlet from humorous to dark forbidding themes. Spans the globe and events to give a good perspective on the happenings and the life styles of that era. If you want to broaden your scope of authors, this book will help.
Mordecai has collated the musings of many writers, some well-known, others obscure, on the personal, fictional, and journalistic impressions of the war. He follows a chronological format to cover systematically the entire war. The entries are brief accounts that provide a more personal imprint of war.
Interestingly, David Brinkley reports (p. 120ff.) that when the Pentagon was built the discussions about its construction noted that it would never be filled because it was so large.
The volume contains an excerpt of one of the most famous works of the war, John Hershey's, Hiroshima.
Interestingly, David Brinkley reports (p. 120ff.) that when the Pentagon was built the discussions about its construction noted that it would never be filled because it was so large.
The volume contains an excerpt of one of the most famous works of the war, John Hershey's, Hiroshima.
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Novelist, journalist and screenwriter Mordecai Richler was born on January 27, 1931 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He attended Sir George Williams College for two years. He lived in Paris, Spain and England, and while in England worked as a journalist and radio and television scriptwriter. His fourth novel, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz show more (1959), was received with far more enthusiasm than previous efforts. He has written a number of screenplays (including Fun with Dick and Jane and the script for The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz). His awards include the Governor-General Awards, the Commonwealth Writer's Prize and the Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award. (Bowker Author Biography) Mordecai Richler, the author of such distinguished novels as "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz," "St. Urbain's Horseman," & "Solomon Gursky Was Here," was born in Montreal in 1931. He has won the Commonwealth Prize, the Paris Review Humour Prize, & was nominated for an Academy Award for his screenplay of "Duddy Kravitz." Over the years he has contributed to "Atlantic Monthly," "GQ," "Esquire," "Harper's," "The New York Review of Books," "The New York Times Book Review," & "The New Yorker" (which will publish a portion of "On Snooker"). Richler is married & has five children; he now divides his time between winters in London & seven months at a cottage on Lake Memphremagog in Quebec. (Publisher Provided) show less
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