{"product_id":"the-gallery-9781590170809","title":"The Gallery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The first book of real magnitude to come out of the last war.\" --John Dos Passos\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Horne Burns brought \u003ci\u003eThe Gallery\u003c\/i\u003e back from World War II, and on publication in 1947 it became a critically-acclaimed bestseller. However, Burns's early death at the age of 36 led to the subsequent neglect of this searching book, which captures the shock the war dealt to the preconceptions and ideals of the victorious Americans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in occupied Naples in 1944, \u003ci\u003eThe Gallery\u003c\/i\u003e takes its name from the Galleria Umberto, a bombed-out arcade where everybody in town comes together in pursuit of food, drink, sex, money, and oblivion. A daring and enduring novel--one of the first to look directly at gay life in the military--\u003ci\u003eThe Gallery\u003c\/i\u003e poignantly conveys the mixed feelings of the men and women who fought the war that made America a superpower.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781590170809\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.06h x 5.20w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLambda Book Report\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2004 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"John Horne Burns","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43180638699701,"sku":"9781590170809","price":19.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7049ac14-8c81-411f-a815-0c26b55e83ac.jpg?v=1697517332","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-gallery-9781590170809","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}