The City and the Pillar

VIDAL,G

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Author
VIDAL,G
Publish Date
12/01/2003
Book Type
paperback
Publisher Name
CROWNP
Subtitle
A Novel
Number of Pages
240
Edition
Reprint
ISBN-10
1400030374
ISBN-13
9781400030378
SKU
9781400030378

Description

A literary cause célèbre when first published in 1948, 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 Pillar remains a forthright and uncompromising portrayal of sexual relationships between men.