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John Gunther (1901–1970)

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Born in Chicago, John Gunther began a career in journalism in 1922 as a reporter for the Chicago Daily News. A war correspondent during World War II, Gunther later devoted all his time to writing and is famous for his Inside books. Following his fourth visit to Russia in 1956, he presented visa mer important as well as trivial facts in Inside Russia Today (1958). "The greatest service Mr. Gunther has done is to bring Russia down to a level we can all understand and talk and argue about" (N.Y. Times). In 1958 he received the Geographic Society of Chicago Publication Award for his Inside books. Unfortunately, Inside U.S.A. (1951) is out of print. Gunther wrote several biographies and a deeply moving account of the death of his young son of a brain tumor, Death Be Not Proud (1949). His Procession (1965) is a group of sketches of international political figures drawn from his Inside books and from articles. Inside Australia (1972), completed and edited by William Forbis, was published posthumously. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre

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Verk av John Gunther

Death Be Not Proud (1949) 2,433 exemplar
Alexander the Great (1953) 397 exemplar
Inside U.S.A (1947) 256 exemplar
Julius Caesar (1959) 254 exemplar
Afrika vaknar (1955) — Författare — 163 exemplar
Ryssland av idag (1958) 161 exemplar
Europa, en häxkittel (1936) 159 exemplar
Inside South America (1967) 123 exemplar
Inside Asia (1939) 112 exemplar
Inside Latin America (1941) 99 exemplar
The Lost City (1964) 84 exemplar
Inside Europe Today (1961) 70 exemplar
Jason and the Golden Fleece (1959) 56 exemplar
Behind the Curtain (1943) 54 exemplar

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Vedertaget namn
Gunther, John
Namn enligt folkbokföringen
Gunther, John
Födelsedag
1901-08-30
Avled
1970-05-29
Kön
male
Nationalitet
USA
Födelseort
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Dödsort
New York, New York, USA
Bostadsorter
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Utbildning
University of Chicago
Yrken
journalist
foreign correspondent
Relationer
Gunther, Frances (ex-wife)
Organisationer
Chicago Daily News
Kort biografi
John Gunther (August 30, 1901 – May 29, 1970) was an American journalist and author whose success came primarily in the 1940s and 1950s with a series of popular sociopolitical works known as the "Inside" books. He is best known today for the memoir Death Be Not Proud about the death of his teenage son, Johnny Gunther, from a brain tumor.

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Deeply moving, true story relates a father's recollection of his son's courageous and spirited battle against the brain tumor that would take his life at the age of seventeen.
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Huba.Library | 36 andra recensioner | Jan 3, 2023 |
Inspiring book of author's son who dies from cancer yet graduates from high school and completes other goals while suffering.
 
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kslade | 36 andra recensioner | Dec 8, 2022 |
Gut-heartwrenchingly moving. I tried reading this years ago but couldn't get into the way Gunther told the story––too erudite for me at the time. I guess I've matured because I rolled through this in one day. I couldn't put it down. I was intrigued by the 1940s dialogue and history and medicine capability at that time, but I was thoroughly enchanted with Johnny and his heroic quest just to live. The reminder of how precious life is sometimes can sound so trite, but put forth in this memoir of a 17-year-old who had the zen of life to end each day with "What a great day, Mom"––even if his brain had just been opened up again for drainage––brought me to my knees. When I'm having a bad day, I will think of this young, brave man and try to follow his example every day of my life.… (mer)
 
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crabbyabbe | 36 andra recensioner | Nov 6, 2022 |
950 – Hist. Geral da Ásia, Oriente, Extremo Leste
 
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rhaddad2 | 2 andra recensioner | Oct 5, 2021 |

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Verk
44
Även av
10
Medlemmar
4,793
Popularitet
#5,239
Betyg
3.8
Recensioner
62
ISBN
71
Språk
2
Favoritmärkt
2

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