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  • WILLIWAW: A NOVEL

    af GORE VIDAL ...
    The novel is set in the harsh and unforgiving environment of the Aleutian Islands, a remote and windswept chain off the coast of Alaska. Against this backdrop, Vidal weaves a tale of suspense, survival, and human drama.The story follows a small crew aboard the U.S. Army freighter "Williwaw" as they navigate the treacherous waters of the North Pacific Ocean. As they sail through the fog-shrouded ... Læs mere

    7,62 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Hollywood

    American Chronicle Series

    af Gore Vidal ...
    Serier serie Vintage International
    Hollywood marks the fifth episode in Gore Vidal's "Narratives of Empire," his celebrated series of six historical novels that form his extended biography of the United States.It is 1917, and President Woodrow Wilson is about to lead the country into the Great War in Europe. In California, a new industry is born that will irreversibly transform America. Caroline Sanford, the alluring heroine of ... Læs mere

    103,36 kr.

  • The Last Empire

    Essays 1992-2000

    af Gore Vidal ...
    Serier serie Vintage International
    Like his National Book Award—winning United States, Gore Vidal’s scintillating ninth collection, The Last Empire*,* affirms his reputation as our most provocative critic and observer of the modern American scene. In the essays collected here, Vidal brings his keen intellect, experience, and razor-edged wit to bear on an astonishing range of subjects. From his celebrated profiles of Clare Boothe ... Læs mere

    95,36 kr.

  • Williwaw: A Novel

    af Gore Vidal ...
    Someone turned on the radio in the wheelhouse. A loud and sentimental song awakened him. He lay there for a moment in his bunk and stared at the square window in the wall opposite him. A sea gull flew lazily by the window. He watched it glide back and forth until it was out of sight. He yawned and became conscious of an ache behind his eyes. There had been a party, he remembered. He felt sick. The ... Læs mere

    54,94 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Inventing a Nation

    Washington, Adams, Jefferson

    af Gore Vidal ...
    Serier serie Icons of America
    This New York Times bestseller offers "an unblinking view of our national heroes by one who cherishes them, warts and all" ( New York Review of Books).In Inventing a Nation, National Book Award winner Gore Vidal transports the reader into the minds, the living rooms (and bedrooms), the convention halls, and the salons of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and others. We come to know ... Læs mere

    94,11 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • In a Yellow Wood

    af Gore Vidal ...
    Robert Holton removed several dark hairs from his comb and wondered if his hairline was receding. He squinted for a moment at himself in the mirror and decided that he was not losing his hair, not yet anyway. Then he sat down on the edge of the bed and put on his shoes. He started to tie the laces of the left shoe when he began to think of his dream. He had many dreams: of flying through the air, ... Læs mere

    54,94 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Burr

    Number 1 in series

    af Gore Vidal ...
    Serier Bog 1 - Narratives of empire
    Gore Vidal's classic novel of Aaron Burr - the man who shot Alexander Hamilton.In 1804, Colonel Aaron Burr, Vice-President of the United States, shot and killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel. Three years later, on the order of President Thomas Jefferson, he was tried for treason: for plotting to dismember the United States.Gore Vidal, romping iconoclastically through American history, debunks, in ... Læs mere

    149,27 kr.

  • In a Yellow Wood

    af Gore Vidal ...
    In "In a Yellow Wood," readers are likely introduced to the protagonist, who may be facing a pivotal moment in their life. The title itself suggests a sense of transition or uncertainty, as the phrase "yellow wood" evokes images of autumn, change, and reflection.Central to the narrative could be themes of self-discovery and personal growth. The protagonist may find themselves at a crossroads, ... Læs mere

    7,62 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • The Selected Essays of Gore Vidal

    af Gore Vidal ...
    Serier serie Vintage International
    Gore Vidal—novelist, playwright, critic, screenwriter, memoirist, indefatigable political commentator, and controversialist—is America's premier man of letters. No other living writer brings more sparkling wit, vast learning, indelible personality, and provocative mirth to the job of writing an essay.This long-needed volume comprises some twenty-four of his best-loved pieces of criticism, ... Læs mere

    50,15 kr.

  • Burr

    American Chronicle Series

    af Gore Vidal ...
    Serier serie Vintage International
    For readers who can’t get enough of the hit Broadway musical Hamilton, Gore Vidal’s stunning novel about Aaron Burr, the man who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel—and who served as a successful, if often feared, statesman of our fledgling nation.Here is an extraordinary portrait of one of the most complicated—and misunderstood—figures among the Founding Fathers. In 1804, while serving as vice ... Læs mere

    66,81 kr.

  • A Thirsty Evil

    af Gore Vidal ...
    From the poignant realisation as an adult of the cruel brutality of childhood in 'The Robin', man then comes face to face with himself as a boy in 'A Moment of Green Laurel': both stories combining the nostalgia and fear that haunt us all in old age. Meanwhile, in 'Erlinda and Mr Coffin', Southern etiquette is unashamedly turned upside down in a tale of amateur theatricals reminiscent of Dickens ... Læs mere

    86,39 kr.

  • Buckley vs. Vidal

    The Historic 1968 ABC News Debates

    Conservative icon William F. Buckley Jr. and liberal author Gore Vidal exploded onto the political scene during the presidential conventions of 1968 when they debated 11 times on ABC News as a part of the network's convention coverage. Their debates were fiery and combative and they infamously blew up at each other during their penultimate debate in Chicago. The debates, the subject of the new ... Læs mere

    78,52 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus