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The splendid novel is set during world war ii, though it isnt really a war novel. John hersey author john hersey was born in tientsin, china, in 1914 and lived there until 1925, when his family returned to the united states. Herseys first novel was a bell for adano, which won the pulitzer prize in 1945. Major victor joppolo is the ideal american soldier, one who aspires to help the italian people living under.
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It tells the story of an italianamerican officer in sicily during world war ii who wins the respect and. He studied at yale and cambridge, served for a time as sinclair. Fiction, history, pulitzer prize winner, world war, 19391945. He studied at yale and cambridge, served for a time as sinclair lewiss secretary, and then worked several years as a journalist. According to the new yorker, it remains his crowning achievement.
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