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Dark Green, Bright Red
by
Gore Vidal
In the tiny Central American republic of Tenango, a place of orchid-scented jungle, crumbling palaces and baroque cathedrals, the rainy season is over and the dusty days of winter have begun. It is time for revolution. In an old plantation house the conspirators meet: General Jorge Alvarez, returned from exile in New Orleans with his hothead of a son and his proud, beautif...more
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(first published 1950)
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This early Vidal novel about an attempted coup in a Latin American country is strongest where I'd expect him to be weakest--in its depiction of the psychology of the characters, who may be types, but are memorable and empathetic--and weak on what I'd normally consider his strong point: analyzing the politics of the situation. The country's current ruler has made some gestures toward reform, the general who used to rule and wants to take over again is a stooge for the Company (translation: United...more
Not the usual Gore Vidal voice, but I liked it nonetheless.
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Eugene Luther Gore Vidal was an American writer known for his essays, novels, screenplays, and Broadway plays. He was also known for his patrician manner, Transatlantic accent, and witty aphorisms. Vidal came from a distinguished political lineage; his grandfather was the senator Thomas Gore, and he later became a relation (through marriage) to Jacqueline Kennedy.
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