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Palimpsest: A Memoir
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ISBN: 0349108005 / ISBN-13: 9780349108001

Palimpsest: A Memoir

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Published to celebrate his 70th birthday, the memoirs of the American writer, from his childhood as the grandson of a blind southern senator, through ... Show synopsis

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    Hardcover, 1995

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Overall customer rating: 4.667
starfish13

Extremely Interesting Life

by starfish13 on Oct 20, 2011

Gore Vidal can write well. This, obviously, is the only reason to read a book. But in addition to being a fine writer, this is a man who: grew up with a blind grandfather United States senator, had close friends like Tennessee Williams, Paul Bowles and Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman. He has so many ... More

onemadpom

A glittering cast...

by onemadpom on Dec 18, 2008

Few are the prominent people of the post war period not to have been associated with Gore Vidal, and his polished, lively prose makes this memoir all the more enjoyable. A perfect companion to his first volume of collected essays ("United States"), also highly recommended. More

drednm

Absolutely Superb

by drednm on Apr 3, 2007

Gore Vidal's bittersweet memoir is a mesmerizing trip through his first 40 years of his life(so ok, 39). Vidal's incredible life has seen him as a player in chic literary circles, on Broadway, in Hollywood, as a political figure in Washington, and, seemingly, anywhere anything interesting was happening ... More

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