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A Bell for Adano
by Hersey, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1944. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Fourth printing before publication. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($2.50), scuffed at the spine, bumped and with a few small chips at the edges. Red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound with a green top stain, former owner's information inside the front board, clean otherwise. One of Hersey's war novels, partly drawn from his own experience as a war correspondent during World War II. The novel centers on finding a town bell after the previous one had been destroyed by Mussolini's facist regime. Awarded the 1945 Pulitzer Prize and adapted into the Henry King film that same year.
Synopsis
A Bell for Adano is a film directed by Henry King starring John Hodiak and Gene Tierney. The film was adapted from the novel A Bell for Adano by John Hersey, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1945. The story concerns Italian-American U.S. Army Major Joppolo, who is placed in charge of the town of Adano during the invasion of Sicily.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7304
- Title
- A Bell for Adano
- Author
- Hersey, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1944
- Keywords
- War, World War II, WWII, Mussolini, Fascism, American Literature, Salter, Modern Litearture, 20th Century Literature
Terms of Sale
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All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
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- Gilt
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