Mr. Hersey, Unlike General Marvin, Likes The Italians....
of Adano were gullible, cowardly, mendacious and rather squalid ; but they also possessed their pathetic virtues. The child- like charm (in times of peace) of the ordinary......
Mr. Hersey's Book, As I Have Said, Is A Tragedy
rather than a satire. It is also a cautionary tale. The frustration of Major Joppolo's gentle-hearted efforts on behalf of the people of Adano is a reflection of the disillusion......
American Writers Have A Gift, Which We Do Not Possess,
of portraying simple-minded people in a way which renders their absurdities quite dignified. Had Mr. Evelyn Waugh, for instance, written A Bell for Adano (as well he might) the......
The General Public, And Those Who Fought In Africa And
in the earlier stages of the Italian campaign, do not realise perhaps what terrible penalties the Italian people are paying, and will have to pay, for their complicity in......
Marginal Comment
By HAROLD NICOLSON F OR some months now I have heard people discussing a book about AMGOT, written by John Hersey under the title A Bell for Adano. Only within the last few days......
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