Gore Vidal
1925 – 2012 · b. West Point · d. Hollywood Hills
United States
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Biography
Eugene Luther Gore Vidal was an American writer and public intellectual known for his cynical epigrammatic wit. His novels and essays criticized the social and sexual norms he perceived as driving American life. Vidal was heavily involved in politics, and unsuccessfully sought office twice as a Democratic Party candidate, first in 1960 to the United States House of Representatives, and later in 1982 to the United States Senate.
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- National Book Award (2009)
- National Book Award (1993)
- Lucien Barrière Literary Award (1983)No list
- National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism (1982)No list
- Edgar Awards (1955)No list
- Chevalier des Arts et des LettresNo list
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Education
- Phillips Exeter Academy
- St. Albans School
- Sidwell Friends School
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A sentimental journey through France and Italy
A sentimental journey through France and Italy
1774
Le journal d'une femme de chambre
1900
Dangerous voyage
Dangerous voyage
1946
Williwaw
1946
In a yellow wood
1947
The city and the pillar
1948
The season of comfort
1949
A search for the king
1950
Dark Green, Bright Red
1950
Death in Fifth Position (Mentor Books)
1952
Death in the fifth position
1952
The judgment of Paris
1952
Death before Bedtime
1953
Death Likes it Hot
1954
Messiah
1954
A thirsty evil
1956
Visit to a small planet, and other television plays
1956
Visit to a small planet
1957
Myra Breckinridge and Myron
1960
The best man
1960
Rocking the boat
1962
Romulus
1962
Julian
1964
Washington D.C
1967
Myra Breckinridge
1968
Weekend
1968
Reflections upon a sinking ship
1969
Two Sisters
1970
An evening with Richard Nixon
1972
Homage to Daniel Shays
1972
Burr
1973
Myron
1973
1876
1976
Great American Families
1977
Matters of fact and of fiction
1977
The Other Persuasion
1977
Kalki
1978
Three by Box
1978
Views from a window
1980
Creation
1981
Pink triangle and yellow star
1982
The second American revolution and other essays (1976-1982)
1982
Duluth
1983
Lincoln
1984
Rare 1984 ~ Lincoln ~ Gore Vidal ~ Hardcover ~ Dust Jacket
Rare 1984 ~ Lincoln ~ Gore Vidal ~ Hardcover ~ Dust Jacket
1984
Vidal in Venice
1985
Armageddon?
1987
Empire
1987