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A Bell for Adano
A Bell for Adano
Author: John Hersey
An Italian-American major in World War II wins the love and admiration of the local townspeople when he searches for a replacement for the 700 year-old town bell that had been melted down for bullets by the fascists.
ISBN-13: 9780394416601
ISBN-10: 0394416600
Publication Date: 6/27/1944
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  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
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4.5 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Knopf
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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Helpful Score: 3
Published in the midst of WWII (January, 1944), this book takes a look at the circumstances surrounding the American occupation of a town in Italy and what needed to be accomplished to be effective and successful in the process of reintegrating that town into a post-Mussolini world. Essentially, this is a book published during the course of the struggle, which outlines what needed to occur for the "occupation" to to be effective in converting a community which had beem dominated by fascist forces into one which would be able to succeed in the post-war democratic world. Sound familiar? This book is is a timely read for anybody who is likely to be involved, or has family likely to be involved, in deployment to Afghanistan or Iraq.
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Helpful Score: 1
Very interesting historical fiction. When the Americans conquered Italy after WW!! it became the job of one Italian American Major to solve the problems of the small town of Adano. The character descriptions are great, and there's lots of humor amidst the angst.
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Pulitzer Prize winning book.
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The book was somewhat dry - by that I mean once you put it down you don't rush to pick it up again. However it was a good insight into WWII reconstruction efforts in Italy
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Printed in 1945.


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