Review
?I regard Dos Passos as the greatest writer of our time.? ?Jean-Paul Sartre
Three Soldiers ANNOTATION
As Dos Passos' first major novel, it speaks eloquently of the dignity yet helplessness of the individual caught up in the maelstrom of war and the military machine.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
A grimly realistic depiction of army life, the story follows a trio of idealistic young men as they contend with the regimentation, violence, and boredom of military service during the First World War. Fuselli, a store clerk from San Francisco, embraces conformity in the hope of gaining a promotion to impress his hometown sweetheart. Chrisfield, an easygoing Indiana farm boy, and Andrews, a gifted musician, are repelled by the army's mind-numbing routines and battlefield horrors. Vivid and moving in its exploration of warfare's dehumanizing effects, this powerful novel remains chillingly contemporary in its relevance.
FROM THE CRITICS
AudioFile - Judith S. Girardi
Intense and poignant, Dos Passos's book is a gut-wrenching and frightening tale of loss of innocence. Listeners completely empathize with the hopes and dreams of the three young protagonists, only to be shattered at their inevitable upheaval. Guidall's deeply emotional and reflective narration has the perfect range of humor, passion and temperance to best translate each character into a living, breathing entity. Softly ironic but respectful of textual integrity, Guidall brings such an immediacy to Dos Passos's haunting work that listeners are torn between keeping their tape players on all night and wishing the nightmare would end. J.S.G. cAudioFile, Portland, Maine
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