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.
" Wicked and
provocative. . . . Vidal's purview of Hollywood in one of its
golden ages is fascinating."
--Tom Tryon
" Vidal succeeds in
making his history alive and plausible."
--The New York Times
" Vidal's
originality derives from his as-
surance that he can create and command the American history of his
novels, as much as he can their imaginary components. No other
American writer I know of has Vidal's sense of national
proprietorship. He summons the entire American scene into his
confident voice. Vidal's presump-
tions work marvelously well for his
intentions."
--Richard Poirier,
The New York Review of Books
Also available from the Modern Library:
Burr ¸ Lincoln ¸ 1876 ¸
Empire ¸ Washington, D.C.
" Wicked and provocative. . . . Vidal's purview of Hollywood in one
of its golden ages is fascinating."
--Tom Tryon
" Vidal succeeds in making his history alive and plausible."
--The New York Times
" Vidal's originality derives from his as-
surance that he can create and command the American history of his
novels, as much as he can their imaginary components. No other
American writer I know of has Vidal's sense of national
proprietorship. He summons the entire American scene into his
confident voice. Vidal's presump-
tions work marvelously well for his
intentions."
--Richard Poirier,
The New York Review of Books
Also available from the Modern Library:
Burr Lincoln 1876
Empire Washington, D.C.
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