{"product_id":"the-city-and-the-pillar-paperback","title":"The City and the Pillar - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGore Vidal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA literary \u003ci\u003ecause célèbre\u003c\/i\u003e when first published in 1948, Gore Vidal's now-classic \u003ci\u003eThe City and the Pillar\u003c\/i\u003e stands as a landmark novel of the gay experience.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong 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, \u003ci\u003eThe City and the Pillar \u003c\/i\u003eremains a forthright and uncompromising portrayal of sexual relationships between men.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA literary \"cause celebre when first published more than fifty years ago, Gore Vidal's now-classic The City and the Pillar stands as a landmark novel of the gay experience. \u003cbr\u003eJim, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGore Vidal was born in 1925 at the United States Military Academy at West Point. His first novel, \u003cb\u003eWilliwaw\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ewritten when he was nineteen years old and serving in the Army, appeared in the spring of 1946. Since then he has written twenty-three novels, five plays, many screenplays, short stories, well over two hundred essays, and a memoir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 7.97 x 5.19 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 02, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42731765694527,"sku":"9781400030378","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/5cd73719d12e50698596eab56fcefeaa.webp?v=1765130025","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-city-and-the-pillar-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}