Palimpsest: A Memoir - Hardcover

Vidal, Gore

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0233988912 ISBN 13: 9780233988917

Publisher: Andre Deutsch Ltd, 1995

Synopsis

Published to celebrate his 70th birthday, the memoirs of the American writer, from his childhood as the grandson of a blind southern senator, through to the establishment of his literary career in 1964.

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Review:

An engrossing and beguiling read. Admirably candid, refreshingly indiscreet, intelligent and full of wit, it is also startlingly original...And unequivocal triumph. (William Boyd, DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOKS OF THE YEAR)

He does not narrate his life: he revies it. The result is something quite novel and wonderfully appealing, a critical biography of himself...Vidal's life might even be his greatest work. (INDEPENDENT)

Wonderfully entertaining. You want the high-level political gossip? You get it here... it offers all the zing of a Dry Martini without the danger of getting drunk. (DAILY TELEGRAPH)

PALIMPSEST is a tremendous read, down and dirty from start to finish. It is also a proud and serious and truthful book... (SUNDAY TIMES)

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Andre Deutsch Ltd
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0233988912
• ISBN 13: 9780233988917
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 432