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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: 3.93 · 99,004 ratings · 7,970 reviews · 422 distinct works • Similar authors

	Burr 4.09 avg rating — 10,634 ratings — published 1973 — 101 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 4.25 avg rating — 9,830 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 3.83 avg rating — 10,312 ratings — published 1948 — 98 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 4.23 avg rating — 8,161 ratings — published 1964 — 122 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 by Gore Vidal, Anthony Burgess (Foreword) 4.22 avg rating — 5,065 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 — 5,264 ratings — published 1968 — 68 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 — 3,358 ratings — published 1976 — 18 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 — 2,497 ratings — published 1987 — 64 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
	Palimpsest 4.01 avg rating — 2,036 ratings — published 1995 — 38 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
	Washington, D.C. 3.75 avg rating — 1,957 ratings — published 1967 — 86 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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1st Quarter 2025 Long Reads Classics

Lost Illusions by Honoré de Balzac, 1843, 656 pages

47 votes, 23.9%

The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu, 1000, 1182 pages

46 votes, 23.4%

Man and Wife by Wilkie Collins, 1870, 688 pages

29 votes, 14.7%

The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman, 1962, 658 pages

27 votes, 13.7%

Lincoln by Gore Vidal, 1984, 672 pages

24 votes, 12.2%

The Stories of John Cheever by John Cheever, 1978, 693 pages

21 votes, 10.7%

My Past and Thoughts by Alexander Herzen, 1870, 752 pages

3 votes, 1.5%

197 total votes

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