James Gould Cozzens

James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978) was an American novelist renowned for his philosophical works exploring duty, love, and ethics among middle-class professionals, achieving both popular and critical success over three decades. EBSCO Research Starters. His most notable novels include Guard of Honor (1948, Pulitzer Prize 1949), By Love Possessed (1957 bestseller, Pulitzer nominee, William Dean Howells Medal 1960), and The Just and the Unjust (1942). National Book Foundation. Despite controversies in the 1950s labeling him conservative and elitist, recent critics have praised him as one of America's best forgotten novelists.James Gould Cozzens