The gallery

John Horne Burns

Original title: The Gallery

first published 1947 New York Review Books, 2004 342 pages

New York Review Books classics

John Horne Burns brought *The Gallery* 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. Set in occupied Naples in 1944, The Gallery takes its name from the Galleria Umbert...

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Gallery edition · 2013 · New York Review of Books, Incorporated, The · 9781306910569
The gallery edition · 2004 · New York Review Books · 342 pages
The Gallery paperback · 1988 · Chatto & Windus · 352 pages · 9780701206642
The gallery edition · 1985 · Arbor House · 372 pages
The Gallery edition · 1977 · Avon Books · 9780380016679
The Gallery edition · 1970 · Secker & Warburg · 342 pages · 9780436077456

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