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4186222The City and the Pillarhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-city-and-the-pillar-9780525565840/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2601591/08fe5b22-24a8-49ce-b9bb-fd71271ab08c.jpg?v=638384197355730000235306MXNKnopf Doubleday Publishing GroupInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>A literary <em>cause célbre</em> when first published in 1948, Gore Vidals now-classic <em>The City and the Pillar</em> stands as a landmark novel of the gay experience.</strong></p><p>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 Jims ideal of spiritual completion. Defying his parents expectations, Jim strikes out on his own, hoping to find Bob and rekindle their amorous friendship.</p><p>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, <em>The City and the Pillar</em> remains a forthright and uncompromising portrayal of sexual relationships between men.</p>...4122471The City and the Pillar235306https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-city-and-the-pillar-9780525565840/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2601591/08fe5b22-24a8-49ce-b9bb-fd71271ab08c.jpg?v=638384197355730000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20189780525565840_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_<p><strong>A literary <em>cause célbre</em> when first published in 1948, Gore Vidals now-classic <em>The City and the Pillar</em> stands as a landmark novel of the gay experience.</strong></p><p>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 Jims ideal of spiritual completion. Defying his parents expectations, Jim strikes out on his own, hoping to find Bob and rekindle their amorous friendship.</p><p>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, <em>The City and the Pillar</em> remains a forthright and uncompromising portrayal of sexual relationships between men.</p>...9780525565840_Knopf Doubleday Publishing Grouplibro_electonico_179be1cd-002b-33aa-a1fc-74a4b96af069_9780525565840;9780525565840_9780525565840Gore VidalInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/RandomHouse-epub-af5df25a-5340-4048-8f09-4a90cedad94b.epub2018-08-22T00:00:00+00:00Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group