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The Young Lions

On sale

26th June 2008

Price: £7.99

Selected:  Paperback / ISBN-13: 9780340953914

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The Jew from Brooklyn wanted nothing more than to go home to his wife.

The Hollywood director regretted the patriotic gesture that would lead him into the hell of war.

The German officer decided to harden his heart till the killing was over.

All are drawn inevitably to each other as the fighting reaches its climax. All three must face what it really means to give one’s life for one’s country, and to take lives in return. Only one will survive.

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Reviews

<i>New York Herald Tribune Weekly Book Review</i>
It is almost as if De Maggio had cast aside his center fielder's glove one afternoon, turned up that night at Madison Square Garden, and knocked out Joe Louis in the first round. Irwin Shaw's novel is that impressive.
<i>Observer</i>
'He writes about social evils that shock and distress him profoundly, with a passionate anger that cannot help but deeply involve the reader.'
<i>New York Times</i>
'Reading THE YOUNG LIONS is a true emotional experience - and one that is likely to leave the reader with a deeper understanding of the present world. Perhaps . . . no novel can be asked to accomplish more than that.'
<i>Atlantic Monthly</i>
'Shaw writes with passion and tremendous punch, and drives the action forward with unfailing inventiveness.'