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The City and the Pillar: A Novel 3339162153 Bhaskar’s concept of an “explanatoryAuthor Contributor(s): Vidal, Gore Publisher: Vintage Date: 12 2 2003 Binding: Paperback Condition: NEW A literary cause clbre when first published in 1948, Gore Vidals now classic The City and the Pillar stands as a landmark novel of the gay experience. Jim, a handsome, all American athlete, has always been shy around girls. But when he and his best friend, Bob, partake in awful kid stuff, the experience forms Jims ideal of spiritual completion.