Studs terkel celebrating after winning the 1985 pulitzer prize for his novel the good war. The work received the 1985 pulitzer prize for general nonfiction. The common man interviews are the best, but terkel interviewed many politicians and government officials as well. Yes, world war ii was good in that it was necessary to stop the nazi war machine. Historian and world war ii veteran paul fussell illustrates the odd incongruities between wartime rhetoric and frontline realities.
The good war for which terkel won the pulitzer prize, is a testament not only to the experience of war but to the extraordinary skill of terkel as interviewer. His father, samuel, was a tailor and his mother, anna finkel was a. Studs terkels the good war theatrical rights worldwide. An oral history of world war iipaperback hard times. An oral history of world war ii 1984 is an oral history of world war ii compiled by studs terkel. Studs terkel, prizewinning author and radio broadcast personality was born louis terkel in new york on may 16, 1912. Studs terkel 19122008 was a free spirit, an outspoken populist, a pulitzer prizewinning author, a terrible ham, and one of the bestloved characters on the american scene. Audiobook publishing made easy alexa actionable analytics for the web sell on amazon start a selling account amazon business everything for. Bell and craig carnelia, combines terkels stunning text with vintage songs of the war. Anyone interested in any element of world war ii would be immediately captivated by terkels work, which gives a fair and thorough discussion.
Terkels pulitzer prizewinning the good war 1984 is an oral history of world war ii that presents reminiscences of people, both famous and relatively unknown, who experienced it. The richest and most powerful single document of the american experience in world war ii the boston globe. Fred jewellap studs terkel master chronicler of american life in the. The adjective and the noun dont match no war is good. Studs terkels the good war presented world war ii as told by those who lived it. No matter how gruesome the memories are, relatively few of the interviewees said they would have been better off without the experience. An oral history of world war two is a telling of the oral history of world war ii written by studs terkel. Oral history of wwii reissue by terkel, studs isbn. Bell and craig carnelia, inspired by the book by studs terkel, will see its world premiere by northlight theatre, the skokie, illinois, notforprofit, in. Studs terkel wrote a book about world war ii, in which he called it the good war, a sentiment often felt, most probably because the enemies of world.
After a long, lean depression throughout the country, there were again plenty of jobs, plenty of money, and plenty of hellraising. From the 1950s through 1997, studs terkel, author of working, the good war, coming of age and eight other books, hosted a daily. As always, his subjects are open and unrelenting in their analyses of themselves and their experiences, producing what people magazine has called a splendid epic history of world war ii. World war ii is often portrayed as this great event, but. The good war by studs terkel, 1985, ballantine edition, in english 1st ballantine books ed. The good war, for which studs terkel won the pulitzer prize, is a testament not only to the experience of war but to the extraordinary skill of terkel as interviewer. Based on studs terkels pulitzer prizewinning book, the good war, conceived and created by david h. The epic story of americas great migrationpaperback a woman in berlin. Studs terkel, oral historian and radio legend, 96 terkel, who came of age during the great depression, often said america suffered from what he called a national alzheimers.
Admiral gene larocque speaks to studs terkel about the. In his humorous, vulgar, and heartbreaking descriptions of what. Christopher hurt the good war is studs terkel s history of the lives of ordinary americans, at home and abroad, during wwii. Terkels methodology of presenting this to us enhances the readers understanding of the stark reality of the horrors of war, the camaraderie of the soldiers. Studs terkel american author and oral historian britannica. An oral history of the great depressionpaperback the warmth of other suns. The book brings the war to life for those of us who did not live it and allows us to question whether any war can ever truly be a good war. The truth about world war ii from the october 11, 2012 issue. The good war in the good war terkel presents the good, the bad, and the ugly memories of world war ii from a perspective of forty years of after the events. Buy the good war by studs terkel online at alibris. The good war is a testament not only to the experience of war but to the extraordinary skill of studs terkel as an interviewer and oral historian. Oral history of world war two new edition by terkel, studs isbn.
The good war an oral history of world war two terkel, studs on. An oral history of world war ii by studs terkel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The good war by studs terkel overdrive rakuten overdrive. Evans is certainly correct to include studs terkels the good. Studs terkel, the noted chicagobased journalist, gathers the reminiscences of 121 participants in world war ii called the good war because, in the words of. Terkel won the 1985 pulitzer prize for the good war, which challenged the prevailing notion that, in contrast to the vietnam war era, world war ii was a time of unblemished national solidarity. No individual has popularized oral history more than studs terkel, author of such bestselling books as hard times 1970, working 1974, and the good war 1984. An oral history of world war two by studs terkel, is one of the most memorable, comprehensive records of personal stories of world war ii in literature. Read the good war an oral history of world war ii by studs terkel available from rakuten kobo. The good war ebook by studs terkel 9781595587596 rakuten. An oral history of world war two by studs terkel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. However, terkel seems to have taken a definite antiwar. In world war ii memories, terkel has found a great, untold storywith foreshadowings of vietnam and aftershocks of atomic warfare.
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