Gore Vidal

  • Scoop has an interesting reprise of an interview with Gore Vidal by our long-time correspondent (in the ‘original’ sense that we have corresponded by email, not that she works for us) Susan Mazur … here’s the part that pertains to us: […] My chat with Gore Vidal follows: Suzan Mazur: Did you eventually see the…

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  • As we note the obituaries piling up for the acclaimed author, it seems appropriate to note an item in the Guardian which touches upon Vidal’s life in Rome and are within our purview … I was unaware of Vidal’s connection with Ben Hur: Gore Vidal’s memoir Palimpsest was written mostly in Ravello around 1994. It…

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