The city & the pillar
by Gore Vidal
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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.
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Ficción, Fiction, Gay male couples, Gay male couples in fiction, Gay men, Gay men in fiction, Homosexualidad masculina, Male homosexuality in fiction, Male Homosexuality, Male homosexuality in fiction, Gay couples, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Gay men, fiction, Identity, Fiction, short stories (single author), Hombres gays, LGBTQ novels before Stonewall, LGBTQ novels, GaysShowing 7 featured editions. View all 44 editions?
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La Ciudad y El Pilar de Sal
September 2000, Mondadori (IT), Grijalbo Mondadori
Paperback
in Spanish
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The city and the pillar and seven early stories: revised, with a new preface by the author
1995, Random House
in English
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The city and the pillar revised: including an essay "Sex and the law", and an afterword
1965, Dutton
in English
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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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