by James Jones · Orbis · tapa dura · ISBN 9788475307060
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«Como un torrente» is the novel by James Jones published by Orbis in two hardback volumes (589 pages, in Spanish).
After being discharged from the army, a soldier returns to his hometown in Illinois and tries to resume his life in postwar America. His romantic and professional plans clash with the atmosphere of a small community he no longer recognizes, in a story about the difficulty of adapting after the war.
Originally published as Some Came Running in 1957; Spanish-language edition of 1984 in the Grandes Éxitos collection by Orbis (volumes 60 and 61).
For readers interested in classic American fiction and postwar stories.
James Ramon Jones was an American novelist renowned for his explorations of World War II and its aftermath. He won the 1952 National Book Award for his debut novel, From Here to Eternity, which was adapted for film a year later and made into a television series a generation later.
