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Gore Vidal
The incomparable Gore Vidal interprets and animates history–this time in a panoramic tour of the 5th century B.C.–and embellishes it with his own ironic humor, brilliant insights and piercing observations…
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In this brilliant sequel to his acclaimed, bestselling memoir, Palimpsest, celebrated novelist, essayist, critic, and controversialist Gore Vidal ranges freely over his remarkable life with the signature wit and literary…
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Charlie is the bastard son of Aaron Burr; Emma is beautiful; and both think it is prudent to return from penury in Europe and secure a marriage for Emma. But…
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The very best of Gore Vidal’s fiction and non-fiction including correspondence with Jackie Kennedy. This collection (the only single volume that includes Vidal’s fiction and his essays) contains two complete…
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Gore Vidal’s collection of essays include comments on the state of American politics, and there are two essays on the Oklahoma bomber Timothy McVeigh - who entered into a correspondence…
Caroline Sanford reappears in Washington as President Roosevelt schemes to get the USA into the war by provoking the Japanese. America is master of the globe, with Japan and Europe…
Caroline is an oddity; she was raised in France where they teach rich girls to talk and think. American society women, required only to think they are interesting beings, are…
This is a memoir of the first 40 years of Gore Vidal’s life, ranging back and forth across a rich history. He describes his difficult family, talented friends and interesting…
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Gore Vidal locates this novel in Washington. But this is 1917, and Hollywood is now competing with America’s capital as the nation’s power-base, just as it fights for centre-stage in…
A collection of essays taken from 40 years of the author’s work. It is divided into three sections: State of the Art , which covers literature; State of the Union…
