An edition of The Gallery (1947)

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An edition of The Gallery (1947)

The gallery.

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John Horne Burns brought The Gallery back from World War II, and on publication in 1947 it became a critically-acclaimed bestseller. However, Burns's early death at the age of 36 led to the subsequent neglect of this searching book, which captures the shock the war dealt to the preconceptions and ideals of the victorious Americans.

Set in occupied Naples in 1944, The Gallery takes its name from the Galleria Umberto, a bombed-out arcade where everybody in town comes together in pursuit of food, drink, sex, money, and oblivion. A daring and enduring novel—one of the first to look directly at gay life in the military—The Gallery poignantly conveys the mixed feelings of the men and women who fought the war that made America a superpower.

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Publisher
Bantam Books
Language
English
Pages
372

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Cover of: The gallery
The gallery
1985, Arbor House
in English
Cover of: The gallery.
The gallery.
1965, Bantam Books
in English
Cover of: The Gallery
The Gallery
1947, Harper & brothers
in English

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Edition Notes

Published in
New York
Series
Bantam classic -- NC279

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Pagination
372 p.
Number of pages
372

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL22350851M

First Sentence

""HE LIMPED HURRIEDLY ALONG VIA ROMA, BUMPING INTO THE swarms coming the other way.""

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