The Gates of Aulis
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File:TheGatesOfAulis.jpg First edition | |
Author | Gladys Schmitt |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Publisher | The Dial Press |
Publication date | 1942 |
Media type | Print (hardback) |
Pages | 652 |
OCLC | 2557101 |
Followed by | David the King |
The Gates of Aulis is the first novel by the American writer Gladys Schmitt (1909–1972) set in a fictional version of 1940s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1]
The novel tells the story of Carl Hasselmann and his sister Ellie, provincial, super-sensitive Americans who wrestle with existential questions.
References
- ^ Walton, Edith H (26 April 1942). The Gates of Aulis (review), The New York Times Book Review, p. 6
- Demarest, David P. (1976). From These Hills, From These Valleys: Selected Fiction about Western Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 978-0-8229-1123-4.