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Empire of Self

โœ Scribed by Jay Parini


Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Year
2015
Tongue
en-US
Weight
3 MB
Category
Fiction

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โœฆ Synopsis


**An intimate, authorized yet totally frank biography of Gore Vidal (1925 -2012), one of the most accomplished, visible, and controversial American novelists and cultural figures of the past century **
The product of thirty years of friendship and conversation, Jay Parini's Empire of Self digs behind the glittering surface of Gore Vidal's colorful career to reveal the complex emotional and sexual truths underlying his celebrity-strewn life. But there is plenty of glittering surface as well--a virtual Who's Who of the twentieth century, from Eleanor Roosevelt and Amelia Earhart through the Kennedys, Johnny Carson, Leonard Bernstein, and the creme de la creme of Hollywood. Also a generous helping of feuds with the likes of William F. Buckley, Norman Mailer, Truman Capote, and The New York Times , among other adversaries.
The life of Gore Vidal teemed with notable incidents, famous people, and lasting achievements that...


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