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Washington D C: Number 6 in series
Gore Vidal
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Description for Washington D C: Number 6 in series
Paperback. The sixth novel in the chronology of Vidal's epic CHRONICLES OF EMPIRE, embodying the passage of American history. Series: Narratives of Empire. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 28. Weight in Grams: 298.
History is gossip,' says a protagonist in Washington, D.C., 'but the trick is determining which gossip is history.' It is a trick that Gore Vidal has mastered in his ongoing chronicle of that circus of opportunism and hypocrisy called American politics and which he plays with renewed vigour in this expose of the nation's capital.Young Clay Overbury, Senator Burden Day's assistant, has both a modest background and immense ambitions. Extremely handsome, oozing charm and seemingly dedicated to the Senator's cause, he is also duplicitous, conniving, and disloyal. But Enid Canford doesn't think so: she marries him, so providing ... Read more
History is gossip,' says a protagonist in Washington, D.C., 'but the trick is determining which gossip is history.' It is a trick that Gore Vidal has mastered in his ongoing chronicle of that circus of opportunism and hypocrisy called American politics and which he plays with renewed vigour in this expose of the nation's capital.Young Clay Overbury, Senator Burden Day's assistant, has both a modest background and immense ambitions. Extremely handsome, oozing charm and seemingly dedicated to the Senator's cause, he is also duplicitous, conniving, and disloyal. But Enid Canford doesn't think so: she marries him, so providing ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Series
Narratives of Empire
Condition
New
Weight
297g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349105277
SKU
V9780349105277
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About Gore Vidal
Gore Vidal was at the centre of literary and intellectual life for half a century and wrote 'The Narratives of a Golden Age' series as well as countless bestsellers. He died on 31st July 2012.
Reviews for Washington D C: Number 6 in series
Gore Vidal's magnificent series of historical novels or novelised histories
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Gore Vidal, who grew up in the town, wrote in Washington, D.C. what may well be the finest of contemporary novels about the capital
The New Yorker
Superb ... sustains constant interest and more than a little suspense
Washington Post
A ... Read more
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Gore Vidal, who grew up in the town, wrote in Washington, D.C. what may well be the finest of contemporary novels about the capital
The New Yorker
Superb ... sustains constant interest and more than a little suspense
Washington Post
A ... Read more