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The Gallery was a successful first novel when it came out in 1947 and went unknown until recently when it was re-released. Author John Horne Burns, by most accounts troubled and alcoholic, hit his peak with this work and died relatively young.
It's been touted as a WWII novel, but this is not a novel. The narrative doesn't have an overriding plot, and there's only one brief combat scene, which transpires more like a murder. The book is rather a series of character vignettes, of various soldiers ...more
It's been touted as a WWII novel, but this is not a novel. The narrative doesn't have an overriding plot, and there's only one brief combat scene, which transpires more like a murder. The book is rather a series of character vignettes, of various soldiers ...more
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