![]() Fellow company member Hal Gould said that while the novel was based on the company, including some depictions of actual persons, the characters are fictional, and the harsh conditions and described events are inventions.įrom Here to Eternity won the National Book Award and was named one of the 100 Best Novels of the 20th century by the Modern Library Board. The book was later made into an Academy Award-winning film starring Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed, Frank Sinatra, and Ernest Borgnine as well as two television adaptations and a stage musical. From Here to Eternity was made into an Oscar-winning film starring Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Donna Reed, and Frank Sinatra in 1953. It is loosely based on Jones' experiences in the pre-World War II Hawaiian Division's 27th Infantry and the unit in which he served, Company E ("The Boxing Company"). Army infantry company stationed in Hawaii in the months leading up to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Set in 1941, the novel focuses on several members of a U.S. James Ramon Jones (Novem May 9, 1977) was an American novelist known for his explorations of World War II and its aftermath. ![]() 1951 Charles Scribner's Sons publishers hardbound with red boards book in very good conditon but has a spot on spine no dust jacket.įrom Here to Eternity is the debut novel of American author James Jones, published by Scribner's in 1951. ![]()
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