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Gore Vidal

Born

in West Point, New York, The United States

October 03, 1925

Died

July 31, 2012

Genre

Biography, Fiction, Historical Fiction

Influences

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Works of American writer Eugene Luther Gore Vidal, noted for his cynical humor and his numerous accounts of society in decline, include the play The Best Man (1960) and the novel Myra Breckinridge (1968) .

People know his essays, screenplays, and Broadway.
They also knew 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.

Vidal, a longtime political critic, ran twice for political office. He was a lifelong isolationist Democrat. The Nation, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, The New York Review of Books, and Esquire published his essays.

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Average rating: 3.92 · 94,298 ratings · 7,277 reviews · 291 distinct works • Similar authors

	Burr 4.08 avg rating — 10,176 ratings — published 1973 — 100 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lincoln 4.24 avg rating — 9,463 ratings — published 1984 — 92 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The City and the Pillar 3.84 avg rating — 9,560 ratings — published 1948 — 100 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Julian 4.22 avg rating — 7,604 ratings — published 1964 — 118 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Creation 4.22 avg rating — 4,683 ratings — published 1981 — 65 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Myra Breckinridge 3.57 avg rating — 4,986 ratings — published 1968 — 67 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	1876 3.85 avg rating — 3,202 ratings — published 1976 — 49 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Empire 3.86 avg rating — 2,399 ratings — published 1987 — 63 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Last Empire: Essays 1992-2000 3.91 avg rating — 1,817 ratings — published 2001 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Narratives of Empire (7 books)
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Quotes by Gore Vidal (?)

“The unfed mind devours itself.”
― Gore Vidal

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“How marvelous books are, crossing worlds and centuries, defeating ignorance and, finally, cruel time itself.”
― Gore Vidal, Julian

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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.”
― Gore Vidal, Screening History

tags: america, american-ts, americans, educated-voters, elections, hope, political-education, politics, vote

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Polls

Ater the Summer of Love in 1967 what author published a book in 1968 that would win the 1969 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?

The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test - Tom Wolfe

1 vote, 100.0%

House Made of Dawn - N. Scott Momaday

0 votes, 0.0%

Myra Breckinridge - Gore Vidal

0 votes, 0.0%

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - Philip K. Dick

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