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Gore Vidal: A Biography
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Fred Kaplan
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Doubleday
Publication date
October 1, 1999
Pages
850
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780385477031
ISBN-10
0385477031
Dimensions
2 by 6.75 by 9.75 in.
Weight
2.75 lbs.
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$35.00
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Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
In Bed with Gore Vidal | Empire of Self | Palimpsest | Sympathy for the Devil | The Selected Essays of Gore Vidal
In Bed with Gore Vidal | Empire of Self | Palimpsest | Sympathy for the Devil | The Selected Essays of Gore Vidal
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A compelling new biography of one of America's most enigmatic writers recalls a controversial life lived in the literary arts, and on the cusp of social acceptability, as an outspoken novelist, culture critic, essayist, historian, comic, satirist, actor, homosexual, and a vocal critic of American foreign and domestic policy. 30,000 first printing.
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Hardcover
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from Doubleday (October 1, 1999)
9780385477031 | details & prices | 850 pages | 6.75 × 9.75 × 2.00 in. | 2.75 lbs | List price $35.00
About: Details the personal and professional life of the author, critic, and actor
About: Details the personal and professional life of the author, critic, and actor
Paperback
from Anchor Books (October 1, 2000)
9780385477048 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.00 × 1.75 in. | 1.90 lbs | List price $19.00
About: A compelling new biography of one of America's most enigmatic writers recalls a controversial life lived in the literary arts, and on the cusp of social acceptability, as an outspoken novelist, culture critic, essayist, historian, comic, satirist, actor, homosexual, and a vocal critic of American foreign and domestic policy.
About: A compelling new biography of one of America's most enigmatic writers recalls a controversial life lived in the literary arts, and on the cusp of social acceptability, as an outspoken novelist, culture critic, essayist, historian, comic, satirist, actor, homosexual, and a vocal critic of American foreign and domestic policy.
from Bloomsbury Pub Ltd (August 1, 2000)
9780747548188 | details & prices | List price $22.01
About: Novelist, culture critic, essayist, historian, comic satirist, image maker, actor, homosexual, bisexual, controversial, confrontational - finding words to describe Gore Vidal is never difficult.
About: Novelist, culture critic, essayist, historian, comic satirist, image maker, actor, homosexual, bisexual, controversial, confrontational - finding words to describe Gore Vidal is never difficult.
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