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A bell for Adano

by John Hersey · 1944

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A story about an Italian-American army officer in Sicily during World War II, who tries to help the people of the town of Adano get a new town bell after the Fascists had the old one melted down.

FictionHistoryPulitzer Prize WinnerWorld War, 1939-1945award:pulitzer_prize=1945award:pulitzer_prize=fictionLarge type booksFiction, generalItaly, fiction