Download or read book The City and the Pillar and Seven Early Stories written by Gore Vidal and published by Random House (NY). This book was released on 1995 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Gore Vidal's frank description of homosexual life, The City and the Pillar, was first published in 1948, the reaction was both unexpected and shocking. Republished now in hardcover with a new introduction by the author, this classic is being featured with seven of Vidal's early stories.