- Hardcover: 310 pages
- Publisher: Random House (July 4 1995)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0679436995
- ISBN-13: 978-0679436997
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.7 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 318 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,693,125 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When Gore Vidal's frank description of homosexual life, The City and the Pillar, was first published in 1948, the reaction was both unexpected and shocking. Republished now in hardcover with a new introduction by the author, this classic is being featured with seven of Vidal's early stories.
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First published in 1948, Vidal's early novel about homosexual life and the immersion of a regular American man in the gay subculture of New York and California is accompanied by seven early stories written during the 1950s. 12,500 first printing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Dark and disturbing,
By A Customer
This review is from: The City and the Pillar and Seven Early Stories (Hardcover)
Having read this book immediately after Ethan Mordden's "How Long Has This Been Going On?" this book provided a more intense view of the gay underground in the late-40's and early 50's. Not only intriguing for gay readers, but for anyone whose illusions have been shattered in an endless pursuit of an ideal.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Should be required reading at all high schools.,
By delavegag@digitron.ch (Zurich, Switzerland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The City and the Pillar and Seven Early Stories (Hardcover)
The story takes you into the world that Keroak prefered to omit in 'On the Road'. Vidal is daring and honest. Had I read this when I was 18, my life would have been very different.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Dark and disturbing,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The City and the Pillar and Seven Early Stories (Hardcover)
Having read this book immediately after Ethan Mordden's "How Long Has This Been Going On?" this book provided a more intense view of the gay underground in the late-40's and early 50's. Not only intriguing for gay readers, but for anyone whose illusions have been shattered in an endless pursuit of an ideal.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Should be required reading at all high schools.,
By delavegag@digitron.ch - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The City and the Pillar and Seven Early Stories (Hardcover)
The story takes you into the world that Keroak prefered to omit in 'On the Road'. Vidal is daring and honest. Had I read this when I was 18, my life would have been very different.
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What a deal for just a couple bucks!,
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This review is from: The City and the Pillar and Seven Early Stories (Hardcover)
This edition is a steal for what it offers, and at such a modest price! (I am not sure why Amazon describes this is "Hardcover". The edition I ordered here from a third party vendor was soft cover and inexpensive.)Gore's better 1960s revision of "The City and the Pillar" is an trip into the gay underworld of 1940s America, and Gore's seven early stories are an added treat--each are quality and interesting in their own way. This is not the best Gore ever wrote, but it is a quick read and not very demanding--just perfect if you like short stories and novellas, as I do. I can only wish Gore had continued writing in this form in addition to his many novels. |
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