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The city and the pillar

The city and the pillar

Gore Vidal · 1948 · 207 pages

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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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