A Bell for Adano (novel)
1944 novel by John Hersey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A Bell for Adano is a 1944 novel by John Hersey, the winner of the 1945 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. It tells the story of an Italian-American officer in Sicily during World War II who wins the respect and admiration of the people of the town of Adano by helping them find a replacement for the town bell that the Fascists had melted down for rifle barrels.
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Author | John Hersey |
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Cover artist | George Salter[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | War novel |
Published | 1944 (Alfred A. Knopf) |
Media type | Print (hardcover) |
Pages | 269 pp (first edition) |
OCLC | 284933 |
813/.54 19 | |
LC Class | PS3515.E7715 B5 1988 |
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