num_pages: 269
description: An Italian-American major during World War II wins the love and admiration of the local townspeople when he searches for a replacement for the 700 year-old town bell that had been melted down for bullets by the fascists.
language: English
title: A Bell for Adano
titlecomplete: A Bell for Adano
genres: Literature, Military Fiction, American, Classics, Literary Fiction, World War II, Italy, War, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 8392
places: Sicily
awards: awardedAt: -788893200000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: Novel
publisher: Vintage