Project Gutenberg 2005-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 307 Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin) 1894 1962 Cummings, Edward Estlin The Enormous Room Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Enormous_Room Eric Eldred, Thomas Berger, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Enormous Room" by E. E. Cummings is a novel written during the early 20th century, specifically amidst the backdrop of World War I. The narrative follows the experiences of a young American, Edward Estlin Cummings, as he navigates the challenges and absurdities faced while volunteering as an ambulance driver in France. The book explores themes of war, identity, and the clash of cultures, delving into Cummings' interactions with both American and French soldiers. At the start of the novel, the protagonist recounts his time with the Norton-Harjes Ambulance Corps, illustrating the tensions between himself and his commanding officer, Mr. A. Following a series of misunderstandings and the sudden intrusion of a mysterious French officer, Cummings finds himself removed from his section, leading to a whirlwind journey that lands him in a prison cell under suspicion due to his friendship with another American, B. The opening portion introduces the bureaucratic chaos of wartime France, vividly depicting Cummings’ frustrations and his reflections on camaraderie, cultural differences, and the surreal reality of war, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of identity and the human spirit in the face of adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Autobiographical fiction War stories France -- Fiction Americans -- France -- Fiction World War, 1914-1918 -- France -- Fiction Concentration camp inmates -- Fiction Concentration camps -- Fiction Ambulance drivers -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 606616 2025-08-04T06:00:08.960317 text/html 626303 2021-08-01T09:02:24 text/html 359818 2025-08-04T06:00:15.415285 application/epub+zip 359463 2025-08-04T06:00:09.841315 application/epub+zip 314429 2025-08-04T06:00:09.438340 application/epub+zip 529130 2025-08-04T06:00:20.093242 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 491532 2025-08-04T06:00:15.067328 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 446820 2022-09-04T10:27:02.637810 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 577946 2025-08-04T06:00:08.243356 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 577721 2021-08-01T09:03:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20204 2025-08-04T06:00:20.232411 application/rdf+xml 22458 2025-08-04T06:00:09.542292 image/jpeg 3472 2025-08-04T06:00:09.491304 image/jpeg 230099 2021-08-01T09:04:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 528399 2021-08-01T09:04:31 application/octet-stream application/zip 527664 2025-08-04T06:00:09.011364 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia