One of Ours is a novel about Claude Wheeler, a restless young man raised on a Nebraska farm who feels out of place in his comfortable but narrow surroundings. Unsure of his purpose, he finds little satisfaction in work or marriage. The outbreak of the First World War draws him toward Europe and a new sense of meaning. The book looks at ideals, disillusion and the experience of American soldiers in France. It won the Pulitzer Prize and divided critics, but it remains a notable study of a young man's search.