Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100679440380
ISBN-139780679440383
eBay Product ID (ePID)2119989
Product Key Features
Book TitlePalimpsest : a Memoir
Number of Pages435 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1995
TopicGeneral, Literary
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorGore Vidal
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight28.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN95-037777
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal813.5/4
SynopsisThis explosively entertaining memoir abounds in gossip, satire, historical apercus, and trenchant observations. Vidal's compelling narrative weaves back and forth in time, providing a whole view of the author's celebrated life, from his birth in 1925 to today, and features a cast of memorable characters--including the Kennedy family, Marlon Brando, Anais Nin, and Eleanor Roosevelt. of photos.
Gore Vidal made many enemies, and it's unclear how well even his friends liked him. But he was a gifted writer, also a keen observer of all that went on around him, not to mention all that was going on inside him.
This memoir treats us to endless sly, sardonic, self-centered accounts of Vidal's experiences with other famous people, friends and foes. The overall mood is acerbic, and if that doesn't try your patience too badly, you'll find the book hard to put down, as I did.