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[[James Jones]] (1921–1977) was an American author who wrote about [[World War II]] and life [[Down on the Farm]].
Jones was born and raised in Robinson, Illinois. He enlisted in the Army at age 18, and was thrown right into the middle of the Big War, which would give him quite a bit to write about. He witnessed the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, which led to his first published novel, ''From Here To Eternity''. ''The Thin Red Line'' reflected his combat experiences on Guadalcanal. His last novel, ''Whistle'', was based on his hospital stay in Memphis, Tennessee, recovering from his wounds received on 'Canal. (These three books are frequently referred to as his "war trilogy".)
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Both ''[[From Here to Eternity|Eternity]]'' and ''Running'' were made into critically acclaimed films during the Fifties (both starring [[Frank Sinatra]]; he won an [[Academy Award|Oscar]] for ''Eternity''), and ''The Thin Red Line'' was put to film in 1964, then [[The Thin Red Line|again in 1998]] by Terence Malick, who was inspired to get off the bench after 20 years of inactivity by Jones's novel.
* ''[[From Here to Eternity]]'' (1951)
* ''Some Came Running'' (1957)
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* ''Whistle'' (1978)
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* [[An Aesop]]: Is war [[War Is Hell|hell]], or is it [[War Is Glorious|glorious]]?
* [[Author Filibuster]]: Jones starts ''Running'' with a too-long disclaimer that the fictional Parkman, Indiana is ''not'' his hometown of Robinson. To which anyone who lived there (especially if they were portrayed not-too-positively in the book) said, "Yeah, right."
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