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Gore Vidal: Writer Against the Grain
Jay Parini
This collection of critical essays attempts to construct a comprehensive portrait of Vidal's writings and to determine why his work has been underestimated. It includes an interview with Vidal in which he discusses his career and his troubled relationship with literary reviewers.
321 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 1, 1994 |
| ISBN13 | 9780231072090 |
| Publishers | Columbia University Press |
| Pages | 321 |
| Dimensions | 228 × 156 × 27 mm · 458 g |
| Editor | Parini, Jay (D. E. Axinn Professor of English & Creative Writing, Middlebury College) |
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