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Eugene Luther Gore Vidal ( / vɪˈdɑːl / vih-DAHL; born Eugene Louis Vidal, October 3, 1925 – July 31, 2012) was an American writer and public intellectual known for his acerbic epigrammatic wit. [ 1] His novels and essays interrogated the social and sexual norms he perceived as driving American life.
Apr 2, 2014 · American writer Gore Vidal is known for many popular screenplays, plays and novels, as well as other literary works. He wrote and published more than 200 essays and 24 novels throughout his...
Jul 27, 2024 · Gore Vidal (born October 3, 1925, West Point, New York, U.S.—died July 31, 2012, Los Angeles, California) was a prolific American novelist and essayist who was as well known for his outspoken political opinions and his witty and satirical observations as he was for his irreverent and intellectually adroit fiction.
Aug 1, 2012 · Gore Vidal, the elegant, acerbic all-around man of letters who presided with a certain relish over what he declared to be the end of American civilization, died on Tuesday at his home in the ...
Oct 19, 2015 · Leo Robson writes about “Empire of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal,” an authorized biography by Jay Parini.
Hollywood (1990), sixth book in his Narratives of Empire series, ISBN 0-375-70875-8. Live From Golgotha (1992) ISBN 0-14-023119-6. The Smithsonian Institution (1998) ISBN 0-375-50121-5. The Golden Age (2000), seventh and final book in his Narratives of Empire series, ISBN 0-375-72481-8.
Jul 27, 2003 · Gore Vidal (1925-2012) never lacked for labels: Witty, irreverent, and shrewd, a propagandist, a truth-teller, and an agent provocateur. Dramatist, novelist,...
Aug 1, 2012 · Born into one of America's great political dynasties and related to the Kennedys by marriage, Gore Vidal was a prolific writer and scathing critic of America's Establishment.
Aug 1, 2012 · gore vidal: He was trying to balance what he considered one terrible act by a government that he disliked. And he had been a highly decorated veteran in the Gulf War.
Aug 2, 2012 · Gore Vidal: The Quotable American. August 2, 2012. ‘There is not one human problem that could not be solved if people would simply do as I advise.’. — Gore Vidal, 1925-2012.
