9781400030378-1400030374-The City and the Pillar: A Novel

The City and the Pillar: A Novel

ISBN-13: 9781400030378
ISBN-10: 1400030374
Edition: Reprint
Author: Gore Vidal
Publication date: 2003
Publisher: Vintage
Format: Paperback 240 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781400030378
ISBN-10: 1400030374
Edition: Reprint
Author: Gore Vidal
Publication date: 2003
Publisher: Vintage
Format: Paperback 240 pages

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The City and the Pillar: A Novel (ISBN-13: 9781400030378 and ISBN-10: 1400030374), written by authors Gore Vidal, was published by Vintage in 2003. With an overall rating of 3.7 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent The City and the Pillar: A Novel (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $1.72.

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A literary cause célèbre when first published more than fifty years ago, Gore Vidal’s now-classic The City and the Pillar stands as a landmark novel of the gay experience.

Jim, a handsome, all-American athlete, has always been shy around girls. But when he and his best friend, Bob, partake in “awful kid stuff,” the experience forms Jim’s ideal of spiritual completion. Defying his parents’ expectations, Jim strikes out on his own, hoping to find Bob and rekindle their amorous friendship. Along the way he struggles with what he feels is his unique bond with Bob and with his persistent attraction to other men. Upon finally encountering Bob years later, the force of his hopes for a life together leads to a devastating climax. The first novel of its kind to appear on the American literary landscape, The City and the Pillarremains a forthright and uncompromising portrayal of sexual relationships between men.

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