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The Gates of Aulis

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The Gates of Aulis
First edition
AuthorGladys Schmitt
LanguageEnglish
PublisherThe Dial Press
Publication date
1942
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages652
OCLC2557101
Followed byDavid 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

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  1. ^ 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.