Williwaw (novel)
1946 novel by Gore Vidal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Williwaw is the debut novel of Gore Vidal, written when he was 19 and first mate of a U.S. Army supply ship stationed in the Aleutian Islands. The story combines war drama, maritime adventure and a murder plot. The book was first published in 1946 in the United States by E.P. Dutton. Williwaw is the term, widely thought to be Native American in origin, for a sudden, violent Katabatic wind common to the Aleutian Islands.
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Author | Gore Vidal |
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Language | English |
Publisher | E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., New York City |
Publication date | 1946 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardback and Paperback) |
Pages | 222 |
ISBN | 0919948553 |
Followed by | In a Yellow Wood |
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