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Fred Kaplan (editor) and
Gore Vidal
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Gardners Books
Publication date
October 19, 2000
Pages
1030
Binding
Paperback
Edition
New
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780349112671
ISBN-10
0349112673
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$23.35
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
This collection contains two complete works - 'Myra Breckinridge', Vidal's most famous novel, and 'The Best Man', a play about the American presidency. There are also selections from 'The City and the Pillar' and excerpts from 'Julian', 'Duluth' and 'Live From Golgotha'.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Vidal writes with ease and grace, and roams through many subjects and genres. He is a master of the historical novel, in which he has explored American history, ancient history, and the history of religion. He has developed his own style of science fiction combined with satire, and in the books he refers to as his 'inventions' he writes cautionary tales about sex, politics, art, and philosophy. He is at once a contrarion, a wise man, and a romantic. He is also wickedly funny, and often outrageous. This collection (the only single volume that includes Vidal's fiction and his essays) contains two complete works - MYRA BRECKINRIDGE, his most famous novel, and THE BEST MAN, a play about the American presidency. There are selections from THE CITY AND THE PILLAR, his early, controversial novel about homosexual love, and excerpts from later works as JULIAN, DULUTH, and LIVE FROM GOLGOTHA. Selections from the American history novels - BURR, LINCOLN, 1876, EMPIRE, and WASHINGTON, D.C. - have been woven together to provide a continuous narrative.
Editions
Hardcover
1 edition from Random House Inc (January 1, 1999)
9780679457466 | details & prices | 988 pages | 6.75 × 10.00 × 1.75 in. | 3.00 lbs | List price $39.95
About: An anthology of the writings of Gore Vidal combines a selection of his most famous essays, previously unpublished letters, short stories, all of Myra Breckinridge, and excerpts of novels
About: An anthology of the writings of Gore Vidal combines a selection of his most famous essays, previously unpublished letters, short stories, all of Myra Breckinridge, and excerpts of novels
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
With Fred Kaplan (other contributor) |
New edition from Gardners Books (October 19, 2000)
9780349112671 | details & prices | 1030 pages | List price $23.35
About: This collection contains two complete works - 'Myra Breckinridge', Vidal's most famous novel, and 'The Best Man', a play about the American presidency.
About: This collection contains two complete works - 'Myra Breckinridge', Vidal's most famous novel, and 'The Best Man', a play about the American presidency.
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