Palimpsest: A Memoir - Brossura

Vidal, Gore

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0140260897 ISBN 13: 9780140260892

Casa editrice: Penguin Books, 1996

Riassunto

The author of Myra Breckenridge reminisces about his life, from his school days at St. Albans and Exeter to his rise as a literary superstar, and the famous people he has known, including the Kennedys, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, and Eleanor Roosevelt. Reprint.

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L'autore:

Gore Vidal (1925–2012) was born Eugene Luther Vidal, later adopting the surname of his grandfather, Senator Thomas Gore, as his first name. Well known as a novelist, an essayist, a playwright, and a social and political commentator, he was the author of numerous novels—the first, Williwaw, written when he was twenty-one—as well as scripts for film, television and the stage, including the extremely successful The Best Man and Visit to a Small Planet. His other novels include Myra Breckenridge (1968), as well as thehistorical novels in the series Narratives of Empire, which includes Burr (1973), 1876 (1976), Lincoln (1984), Empire (1987), Hollywood (1990), and The Golden Age (2000). He won the National Book Award in 1993 for his book of essays, United States: Essays (1952–1992). 

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Book by Vidal Gore

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Penguin Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0140260897
• ISBN 13: 9780140260892
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 480