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| Author | Conrad Richter |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
Publication date | 1950 |
| Publication place | United States |
Published in English | 24 April 1950 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Preceded by | The Trees, The Fields |
The Town (1950) is a novel written by American author Conrad Richter. It is the third installment of his trilogy The Awakening Land. The Trees (1940) and The Fields (1946) were the earlier portions of the series. The Town was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1951.
In September 1966, its publisher Alfred A. Knopf reissued the trilogy for the first time as a single hardcover volume. According to the edition notice of this all-in-one version—which lists the original publication dates of the three books—The Town was first published on 24 April 1950.