A Bell for Adano
  • Published: 12 March 1988
  • ISBN: 9780394756950
  • Imprint: Knopf US
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $36.00
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A Bell for Adano

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This classic novel and winner of the Pulitzer Prize tells the story of an Italian-American major in World War II who wins the love and admiration of the local townspeople when he searches for a replacement for the 700-year-old town bell that had been melted down for bullets by the fascists. Although stituated during one of the most devastating experiences in human history, John Hersey's story speaks with unflinching patriotism and humanity.
  • Published: 12 March 1988
  • ISBN: 9780394756950
  • Imprint: Knopf US
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $36.00
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About the author

John Hersey

John Hersey was born in Tientsin, China, in 1914, and lived there until 1925, when his family returned to the United States. He studied at Yale and Clare College, Cambridge, served for a time as Sinclair Lewis's secretary, and then worked for several years as a journalist. He published seventeen works of fiction, including the Pulitzer Prize winning A Bell for Adano. Besides Hiroshima which was first published in 1946, he wrote six books of essays and reportage. He died in 1993.

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