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Gore Vidal—novelist, playwright, critic, screenwriter, memoirist, indefatigable political commentator, and controversialist—is America's premier man of letters. No other living writer brings more sparkling wit, vast learning, indelible personality, and provocative mirth to the job of writing an essay.This long-needed volume comprises some twenty-four of his best-loved pieces of criticism, political commentary, memoir, portraiture, and, occasionally, unfettered score settling. It will stand as one of the most enjoyable and durable works from the hand and mind of this vastly accomplished and entertaining immortal of American literature. From the Trade Paperback edition. ** From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Vidal's daunting career has encompassed 24 novels, 11 essay collections, six plays, two memoirs and countless occasional writings. This new collection is an entry point into this literary giant's work for a new generation of readers, offering some of Vidal's most famous and entertaining essays from the past 50-odd years. Compiled and introduced by Parini ( The Last Station ), Vidal's literary executor, the pieces range across Vidal's far-flung areas of expertise, resting most

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Author

Gore Vidal; Jay Parini

Publisher

Vintage

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780385524841

Category

history

Subjects

Literary Collections, Political Science, Literary Criticism

Updated

2026-03-24