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Hollywood: Number 5 in series
Gore Vidal
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Description for Hollywood: Number 5 in series
Paperback. * The fifth novel in the chronology of Vidal's epic NARRATIVES OF EMPIRE, embodying the passage of American history. Series: Narratives of Empire. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 33. Weight in Grams: 362.
Continuing what has been dubbed his 'revenge on two hundred years of American history', Gore Vidal locates this novel in Washington. But this is 1917, and Hollywood is now competing with America's capital as the nation's power-base, just as it fights for centre-stage in this book. Caroline Sanford, erstwhile newspaper magnate, launches herself into the West Coast land of celluloid dreams and becomes, overnight, an international star. Not for nothing, on the dawn of World War One, is Caroline making films like the Huns from Hell. She is a government agent. But in Washington, that government isn't doing awfully well. ... Read more
Continuing what has been dubbed his 'revenge on two hundred years of American history', Gore Vidal locates this novel in Washington. But this is 1917, and Hollywood is now competing with America's capital as the nation's power-base, just as it fights for centre-stage in this book. Caroline Sanford, erstwhile newspaper magnate, launches herself into the West Coast land of celluloid dreams and becomes, overnight, an international star. Not for nothing, on the dawn of World War One, is Caroline making films like the Huns from Hell. She is a government agent. But in Washington, that government isn't doing awfully well. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Series
Narratives of Empire
Condition
New
Weight
348g
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349105260
SKU
V9780349105260
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About Gore Vidal
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.
Reviews for Hollywood: Number 5 in series
Addictive ... almost indecently entertaining
NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
Rich, readable stuff, and only Vidal could make it work
FINANCIAL TIMES
Gore Vidal's magnificent series of historical novels or novelised histories' Gabriel García Márquez
NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
Rich, readable stuff, and only Vidal could make it work
FINANCIAL TIMES
Gore Vidal's magnificent series of historical novels or novelised histories' Gabriel García Márquez