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Jones, James. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 - English
URL: http://www.bartleby.com/65/jo/JonesJa.html

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American novelist, b. Robinson, Ill. Written in the tradition of naturalism, his novels often celebrate the endurance of man. From Here to Eternity (1951), his best-known work and the first of a trilogy, is a powerful story of army life in Hawaii immediately before the attack on Pearl Harbor; The Thin Red Line (1962) and Whistle (1978) complete the series.

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James Jones - English
URL: http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/jjones.htm

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American author, who in many novels has described war and military life. James Jones's best-known work is FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1951), a story of the pre-World War II army. The book was adapted for the screen, and the film received an Academy Award for best picture in 1953. THE THIN RED LINE (1962) had basically the same characters as From Here to Eternity, only the names were changed. Terrence Malick's film version of the book from 1998 was criticized for its lack of dramatic focus, and praised for its photography.

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JAMES JONES LITERARY SOCIETY - English
URL: http://rking.vinu.edu/j.htm

In 1992, an eclectic band of renowned scholars and individuals from James Jones's home town (Robinson, Illinois) started what is now called The James Jones Literary Society, which claims almost 200 members internationally. The Society aims to further appreciation for Jones's writings and his other accomplishments that are significant to the study and appreciation of 20th Century literature. The Society seeks to keep his works in print, to encourage Jones scholarship, and to honor him by conferring a $2500 annual First Novel Fellowship upon an unpublished writer.

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THE THIN RED LINE - Russian
URL: http://www.geminifilm.ru/films/thinredline/htmls/movie_info.html

Свой третий фильм "The Thin Red Line" ("Тонкая красная линия") Терренс Малик снял по мотивам одноименного романа Джеймса Джонса. Картина повествует о судьбе солдат армейского стрелкового подразделения "С-for-Charlie", участвующих в решающей за битве Гуадалканал, окончательно остановившей продвижение японских войск по островам Тихого океана в ходе Второй мировой войны. Автор романа, Джеймс Джонс, в своё время сам служивший на Гуадалканале, исследует связи, возникающие между людьми в условиях жесточайшего стресса.

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Lib.Ru: Джеймс Джонс - Russian
URL: http://lib.ru/INPROZ/DZHONS/

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