Gore Vidal (1925–2012) was born at the United States Military Academy at West Point. His first novel, Williwaw, written when he was 19 years old and serving in the army, appeared in the spring of 1946. He wrote 23 novels, five plays, many screenplays, short stories, well over 200 essays, and a memoir.
"Dazzling. . . . Burr is wicked entertainment of a very high
order."
--The New York Times Book Review
"A tragedy, a comedy, a vibrant, leg-kicking life. . . . All of
this and much, much more is told in a highly engaging book that
teems with bon mots, aphorisms and ironic comments on the political
process. . . . Enlightening, fresh and fun." --The
Boston Globe
"A novel of Stendhalian proportions. . . . It is probably
impossible to be an American and not be fascinated and impressed by
Vidal's telescoping of our early history. . . . Always absorbing."
--The New Yorker
"Dazzling. . . . Burr is wicked entertainment of a very high
order."
--The New York Times Book Review
"A tragedy, a comedy, a vibrant, leg-kicking life. . . . All of
this and much, much more is told in a highly engaging book that
teems with bon mots, aphorisms and ironic comments on the political
process. . . . Enlightening, fresh and fun." --The Boston Globe
"A novel of Stendhalian proportions. . . . It is probably
impossible to be an American and not be fascinated and impressed by
Vidal's telescoping of our early history. . . . Always absorbing."
--The New Yorker
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