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Available
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Publication
HarperCollins Publishers (1983), 416 pages
Description
This collection of essays includes Vidal's noted pieces on Theodore Roosevelt, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Edmund Wilson, and on the need for a new constitutional convention and ranges across a wide spectrum of social, political, and literary matters.
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LibraryThing member aulsmith
Assorted essays on literary and political subjects. While the literary subjects are somewhat obscure and the political essays can be repetitious, there is enough wit, not to mention catty remarks, to make these essays a delight. I had trouble putting the book down, which is very unusual for me with
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a book of essays. Most unfortunately, almost nothing has changed about Vidal's analysis of USian politics except for his predictions about how much longer we'd be willing to put up with things. My favorite essay of the bunch was his review of the Oz books that he read as a child. There is also a very insightful essay on Doris Lessing's science fiction and delightful historical portraits of Teddy Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. Show Less
LibraryThing member dbsovereign
Vidal explains it all for us. Some of the same themes he talks about in his personal appearances. If you get to see him in person - he's great!
Awards
National Book Critics Circle Award (Finalist — 1982)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1982
ISBN
0586056831 / 9780586056837