O seu primeiro romance, Williwaw (1946), era uma história da guerra claramente influenciada pelo estilo de Hemingway. Nascido em 1925, em Nova Iorque, estudou na Academia de Phillips Exeter (Estado de New Hampshire). Gore Vidal é um dos nomes centrais na história da literatura americana pós-Segunda Guerra Mundial. Perhaps best remembered for his caustic wit, he referred to himself as a 'gentleman bitch' and has been described as the 20th century's answer to Oscar Wilde Salinger, Kurt Vonnegut, Norman Mailer and Joseph Heller.

His third novel, The City and the Pillar (1948), outraged conservative critics as one of the first major American novels to feature unambiguous homosexuality.Īt the time of his death he was the last of a generation of American writers who had served during World War II, including J. His best known social novel was Myra Breckinridge his best known historical novels included Julian, Burr and Lincoln. Vidal's novels fell into two distinct camps: social and historical. Additionally he was known for his well publicized spats with such figures as Norman Mailer, William F. In addition to this, he characterised the United States as a decaying empire from the 1980s onwards. Through his essays and media appearances, Vidal was a long time critic of American foreign policy. As well known for his essays as his novels, Vidal wrote for The Nation, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, The New York Review of Books and Esquire. Vidal ran for political office twice and was a longtime political critic. 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. He was also known for his patrician manner, Transatlantic accent, and witty aphorisms. In addition to this, he char Eugene Luther Gore Vidal was an American writer known for his essays, novels, screenplays, and Broadway plays. Eugene Luther Gore Vidal was an American writer known for his essays, novels, screenplays, and Broadway plays.

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