Gore Vidal






Gore Vidal

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born
October 23, 1925

place of birth
West Point, New York, The United States

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Biographies & Memoirs, Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction


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Eugene Luther Gore Vidal is an American author of novels, stage plays, screenplays, and essays, and the scion of a prominent political family. He is an outspoken critic of the American political Establishment, and a noted wit and social critic who wrote the ground-breaking The City and the Pillar (1948) that outraged mainstream critics as the first major American novel to feature unambiguous homosexuality.




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avg rating: 3.79 | 8,287 ratings | 818 reviews | 110 distinct works | 35 fans
Lincoln: A Novel Lincoln: A Novel
by Gore Vidal
avg rating 4.10 — 911 ratings — published 1984
18 editions
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Burr: A Novel Burr: A Novel
by Gore Vidal
avg rating 4.02 — 820 ratings — published 1973
17 editions
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Julian: A Novel Julian: A Novel
by Gore Vidal
avg rating 4.04 — 460 ratings — published 1964
6 editions
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Myra Breckinridge Myra Breckinridge
by Gore Vidal
avg rating 3.46 — 408 ratings — published 1968
8 editions
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1876: A Novel 1876: A Novel
by Gore Vidal
avg rating 3.70 — 372 ratings — published 1976
10 editions
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Creation: A Novel Creation: A Novel
by Gore Vidal
avg rating 4.10 — 327 ratings — published 1981
13 editions
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The City and the Pillar: A Nov... The City and the Pillar: A Novel
by Gore Vidal
avg rating 3.77 — 318 ratings — published 1948
17 editions
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Palimpsest: A Memoir Palimpsest: A Memoir
by Gore Vidal
avg rating 3.95 — 259 ratings — published 1995
8 editions
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Perpetual War for Perpetual Pe... Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace
by Gore Vidal
avg rating 3.85 — 260 ratings — published 2002
3 editions
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Live from Golgotha: The Gospel... Live from Golgotha: The Gospel According to Gore Vidal
by Gore Vidal
avg rating 3.53 — 264 ratings — published 1992
8 editions
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"Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half."
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"style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn"
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"Write something, even if it's just a suicide note. "
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