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The Ice-Cream Headache and Other StoriesBy James Jones (author of From Here to Eternity) Fiction | Trade Paperback
"Superbly realized stories . . . Personal, vigorous, meaningful." --Library Journal "We feel the impact of Jonesıs vitality. He is masculine, uninhibited, not abashed by whatever he uncovers of human weakness and sexuality." --Chicago Sun Times "The thirteen stories are anything but dated . . . a compact social history of what it was like for Mr. Jones's generation to grow up, go to war, marry, and generally, to become people in America." --The Nation The World War II trilogy, From Here to Eternity, The Thin Red Line, and Whistle established James Jones as one of the greatest American writers of the Twentieth Century. The Ice-Cream Headache -- out of print for more than fifteen years -- is Jones's only collection of short stories. Unique to the collection is an author's introduction that illuminates his development as a writer over twenty years, beginning in 1947. The thirteen penetratingly sensitive, remarkably varied stories are about men, women, and children in love, at war, in marriage. Each story is distinguished by the classical simplicity, emotional resonance, and lasting impact that is the hallmark of the great short story writer. James Jones (1921-1977) became internationally famous with his first novel, From Here to Eternity, a classic portrayal of Army life in WWII, which won the National Book Award. Over the next 25 years, he wrote ten more books, both fiction and nonfiction. Kaylie Jones, daughter of James Jones, is the author of five novels, including Speak Now, A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (also a major film), Celeste Ascending, Quite the Other Way, and As Soon As it Rains. Also by James Jones: The Merry Month of May From Here to Eternity Some Came Running The Pistol The Thin Red Line Go to the Widow-Maker A Touch of Danger Viet Journal World War II Whistle |
