书目

The Gallery

内容简介

"Thefirstbookofrealmagnitudetocomeoutofthelastwar."—JohnDosPassosJohnHorneBurnsbroughtTheGallerybackfromWorldWarII,andonpublicationin1947itbecameacritically-acclaimedbestseller.However,Burns'searlydeathattheageof36ledtothesubsequentneglectofthissearchingbook,whichcapturestheshockthewardealttothepreconceptionsandidealsofthevictoriousAmericans.SetinoccupiedNaplesin1944,TheGallerytakesitsnamefromtheGalleriaUmberto,abombed-outarcadewhereeverybodyintowncomestogetherinpursuitoffood,drink,sex,money,andoblivion.Adaringandenduringnovel—oneofthefirsttolookdirectlyatgaylifeinthemilitary—TheGallerypoignantlyconveysthemixedfeelingsofthemenandwomenwhofoughtthewarthatmadeAmericaasuperpower.,

作者简介

JohnHorneBurns(1916-1953)attendedAndoverandHarvardandthenservedinmilitaryintelligenceduringWorldWarII.HewrotetwomorenovelsafterTheGallery—LuciferWithaBookandACryofChildren—butbothmetwithacoldcriticalreception.HedrankhimselftodeathinFlorencewhilestillinhisthirties.PaulFussell(1924–2012)wastheauthorofmanybooksonwarandtwentieth-centuryculture,includingTheGreatWarandModernMemory,whichwontheNationalBookAward.HismemoirDoingBattle:TheMakingofaSkepticchroniclesthetimehespentfightingwiththe103rdinfantrydivisioninWorldWarII.

丛书

New York Review Books Classics

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