A bell for Adano
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Author
Hersey, John, 1914-1993,
Contributors
Dwiggins, W. A. 1880-1956, typographer,
Herman Finkelstein Collection (Library of Congress)
Status
On Shelf
General Shelving - 3rd Floor
PS3515.E7715 B5 1944
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Italy -- History -- Allied occupation, 1943-1947 -- Fiction.
War fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Italy -- Fiction.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Fiction
Italy
War fiction
Other Subjects
Italie -- Histoire -- 1943-1947 (Occupation alliée) -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
War stories.
War stories.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction

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Format
Book
Physical Desc
vii, 269 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 21 cm
Language
English

Notes

General Note
Issued with printing dates on title page; edition statement omitted on later printings.
General Note
"The typography and binding design are by W. A. Dwiggins"--Colophon.
Description
An Italian-American major, part of American occupation forces in Sicily during World War II, tries to reform the town in his charge by being decent to people. His efforts are epitomized by his efforts to replace the 700-year-old bell melted down for bullets by the fascists.
Additional Physical Form
Also issued online.
Awards
Pulitzer Prize, Novel, 1945.
Local note
SACFinal081324

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Hersey, J., & Dwiggins, W. A. 1. (1944). A bell for Adano (First edition.). Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hersey, John, 1914-1993 and W. A. 1880-1956, Dwiggins. 1944. A Bell for Adano. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hersey, John, 1914-1993 and W. A. 1880-1956, Dwiggins. A Bell for Adano New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1944.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Hersey, J. and Dwiggins, W. A. 1. (1944). A bell for adano. First edn. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Hersey, John, and W. A. 1880-1956 Dwiggins. A Bell for Adano First edition., Alfred A. Knopf, 1944.

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