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Great American Authors Read from Their Works, Volume 1

Written by: Calliope Author Readings, James Jones
Narrated by: James Jones
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Publisher's Summary

James Jones brings powerful emotion and expression to his reading of the famous passage from his celebrated World War II novel in which Private Prewitt plays a version of Taps that expresses "the requiem of the common soldier".

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©1951 James Jones (P)1963 Calliope Author Readings

Critic Reviews

"You get James Jones, gruff and delicate, reading the famous From Here to Eternity passage in which Prewitt plays Taps; the words are filled with an infinite sadness and an endless patience." (Boston Globe)
"Each listening experience is a delight." (Playboy)
"The pages come alive." (The New York Times, Thomas Lask)

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