![]() ![]() ![]() Vidal's presump- tions work marvelously well for his intentions." -Richard Poirier, The New York Review of Books Also available from the Modern Library: Burr ¸ Lincoln ¸ 1876 ¸ Empire ¸ Washington, D.C. He summons the entire American scene into his confident voice. ![]() ![]() No other American writer I know of has Vidal's sense of national proprietorship. Vidal's purview of Hollywood in one of its golden ages is fascinating." -Tom Tryon " Vidal succeeds in making his history alive and plausible." -The New York Times " Vidal's originality derives from his as- surance that he can create and command the American history of his novels, as much as he can their imaginary components. Vidal's presump- tions work marvelously well for his intentions." -Richard Poirier, The New York Review of Books Also available from the Modern Library: Burr ¸ Lincoln ¸ 1876 ¸ Empire ¸ Washington, D.C., " Wicked and provocative. senator, and his stepfather, Hugh Auchincloss married the mother of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. Vidal's purview of Hollywood in one of its golden ages is fascinating." -Tom Tryon " Vidal succeeds in making his history alive and plausible." -The New York Times " Vidal's originality derives from his as- surance that he can create and command the American history of his novels, as much as he can their imaginary components. The book is full of delectable gossip from Hollywood, the literary world, and the political arena. ![]()
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