THE END OF MY LIFE. (Bantam Book #1047) Skinner Galt sought experince in drugs, alcohol and women. by Bourjaily, Vance. (1922-2010) - 1952

New York, NY, USA.: Bantam Books., 1952. Book. Illus. by Painted Cover Art. VERY GOOD Minus. Soft cover. First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing!.. 244 pages; COMPLETE and UNABRIDGED 1st Paperback Printing; "A novel of soldiers overseas, far from their own women; Skinner Galt sought experince in drugs, alcohol and women. He cruelly destroyed the one love affair that meant anything to him; he consorted indifferently with sluts and carelessly with silly, willing girls. He tried to find a meaning for life surrounded by death, a reason for war in the midst of battle, a shred of truth in a universe of deceit. Idealistic and cynical, brazen and tender, skinner Galt is Vance Bourjaily's brilliant portrayal of the education of a young man in love and war." ** Author's first novel, heavily influenced by his wartime experiences. ** Overlooked & near forgotten Classic; ** Critics said that the novel borrowed from the style and tone of Ernest Hemingway. This novel was met with praise by the public. ** Bourjaily was discovered by legendary editor Max Perkins; ** "No book since F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'This Side of Paradise' has caught so well the flavor of youth in wartime," John Aldridge wrote, "and no book since Ernest Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms' has contained so complete a record of the loss of that youth in war." ** A. Scott Berg described as "a novel about a young man's mental and moral disintegration during World War II." ** Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.