City and the Pillar
Vidal, Gore, 1925-
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The City and the Pillar by Gore Vidal shocked America when it was released. The queer coming-of-age novel about Jim Willard and his search for love was the first novel from a respected writer that speaks directly and sympathetically about the gay experience in an era when homosexuality was still very much taboo. The book is remembered today for this legacy as well as for various themes — Hollywood's glass closet, being gay in the military, the poisonous effects of homophobia on society — that still reverberate today.
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City and the Pillar / Gore Vidal.
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LGBTQ
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English
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BRN:
466073