vidal, gore

A timely and urgent investigation from John Vidal, Environment Editor of the Guardian for nearly thirty years, into how the destruction of nature is r

This book has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservatio

Gore Vidal's satirical fantasy, with a new introduction by the author. From his long-time hiding-place in provincial Egypt, Eugene Luther tells the st

* The fifth novel in the chronology of Vidal's epic NARRATIVES OF EMPIRE, embodying the passage of American history.

A collection of essays taken from 40 years of the author's work. It is divided into three sections: State of the Art , which covers literature; State

In the tiny Central American republic of Tenango, a place of orchid--scented jungle, crumbling palaces and baroque cathedrals, the rainy season is ove

This is a memoir of the first 40 years of Gore Vidal's life, ranging back and forth across a rich history. He describes his difficult family, talented

*A sparkling, playful and, at its core, deeply moving novel 'about' the way history is made.

* In this latest collection of essays, Gore Vidal displays unparalleled range and inimitable style as he deals with matters literary, historical, pers

Gore Vidal is the most elegant, erudite and eclectic writer of his generation' - Roy Hattersley, Guardian

Gore Vidal's fictional recreation of the Roman Empire teetering on the crux of Christianity and ruled by an emperor who was an inveterate dabbler in a

* The third novel in the chronology of Vidal's epic NARRATIVES OF EMPIRE, embodying the passage of American history.

Gore Vidal's only collection of short stories, first printed in 1956, perfectly demonstrates his unequalled ability to alternate and explore different

"Wicked and provocative...Vidal's purview of Hollywood in one of its golden ages is fascinating." —Chicago TribuneIn his brilliant and dazzling new no

*Vidal's acclaimed memoir in the form of a novel

* A gripping tale of men struggling against nature and themselves. A great war novel and Vidal's first!

Thanks to the wonders of modern technology, a TV crew will record the Crucifixion, live from Golgotha, in order to boost NBC in the ratings war. In th

* The very best of Gore Vidal's fiction and non-fiction including for eg correspondence with Jackie Kennedy.

From the author of MYRA BRECKINRIDGE and DARK GREEN, BRIGHT RED, a novel, first published in 1949, describing the growing-up of a brilliant and precoc