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The City and the Pillar is the third published novel by American writer Gore Vidal, written in 1946 and published on January 10, 1948. The story is about a young man who is coming of age and discovers his own homosexuality.
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- Author
- Gore Vidal
- First published
- 1948
- Pages
- 207
- Publisher
- Dutton, John Lehmann, Little, Brown Book Group Limited
- Editions
- 51
- Language
- English, und, Italian, Spanish
- ISBN
- 9788497595599
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Gore Vidal (full name: Eugene Luther Gore Vidal Jr.) was a renowned American author.
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