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Gore Vidal

Finalist, 1974 National Book Awards
Winner, 1993 National Book Awards
Finalist, 1970 National Book Awards

Gore Vidal was the author of twenty-three novels, five plays, two memoirs, numerous screenplays and short stories, and well over two hundred essays. His United States: Essays, 1952–1992 received the National Book Award.
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Burr

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ISBN 9780679602859 Random House

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United States: Essays 1952-1992

United States- Essays 1952-1992 by Gore Vidal
ISBN 9780679414896 Abacus / Random House

Gore Vidal's reputation as America's finest essayist is an enduring one. This collection, chosen by the author from 40 years of work, contains about two-thirds of what he published in various magazines and journals. More about this book >

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Reflections Upon a Sinking Ship

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ISBN 9780434829576 Little, Brown

Vidal's second collection gathering together essays and reviews published subsequent to Rocking the Boat. More about this book >

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Gore Vidal

Gore Vidal was the author of twenty-three novels, five plays, two memoirs, numerous screenplays and short stories, and well over two hundred essays. His United States: Essays, 1952–1992 received the National Book Award.

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