The Merry Month of May - Softcover

Jones, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1888451459 ISBN 13: 9781888451450

Publisher: Akashic Books,U.S., 2004

Synopsis

"The only one of my contemporaries who I felt had more talent than myself was James Jones. And he has also been the one writer of any time for whom I felt any love."--Norman Mailer

Paris. May, 1968. This is the Paris of the barricaded boulevards of rebelling students' strongholds, of the literati, the sexual anarchists, the leftists--written chillingly of a time in French history closely paralleling America in the late '60s. The reader sees, feels, smells and fears all the turmoil of the frightening social quicksand of 1968.

James Jones (1921-1977) established himself as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century with his WWII trilogy, From Here to Eternity (National Book Award winner), The Thin Red Line and Whistle.

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Review:

"The only one of my contemporaries who I felt had more talent than myself was James Jones. And he has also been the one writer of any time for whom I felt any love."
--
NORMAN MAILER

Synopsis:

Paris 1968. This is the Paris of the barricaded boulevards; of rebelling students' strongholds; of the literati - a time in French history closely paralleling what America went through in the 1960s. The reader feels and sees the turmoil that was the may revolt. This classic novel provides the thrill of being a bystander in this time.

About this edition

• Publisher: Akashic Books,U.S.
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1888451459
• ISBN 13: 9781888451450
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 298