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I Told You So: Gore Vidal Talks Politics : Interviews with Jon Wiener by Gore Vidal (2013, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherCounterpoint Press

ISBN-101619021749

ISBN-139781619021747

eBay Product ID (ePID)150600324

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Book TitleI Told You So: Gore Vidal Talks Politics : Interviews with Jon Wiener

Number of Pages144 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicPolitical Process / Media & Internet, United States / 20th Century, Commentary & Opinion, Literary, Essays

Publication Year2013

GenrePolitical Science, Biography & Autobiography, History

AuthorGore Vidal

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight4.4 Oz

Item Length7 in

Item Width5.1 in

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ReviewsPraise for I Told You So: Gore Vidal Talks Politics "One need not share Vidal's often contentious political preoccupations to welcome this return of Vidal's inimitably confident, never remotely tentative "voice." Essential for libraries where Vidal's novels and nonfiction are popular." -- Booklist, Praise for I Told You So: Gore Vidal Talks Politics "One need not share Vidal's often contentious political preoccupations to welcome this return of Vidal's inimitably confident, never remotely tentative voice." Essential for libraries where Vidal's novels and nonfiction are popular." — Booklist

Synopsis"I exist to say, 'No, that isn't the way it is,' or 'What you believe to be true is not true for the following reasons.' I am a master of the obvious. I mean, if there's a hole in the road, I will, viciously, outrageously, say there's a hole in the road and if you don't fill it in you'll break the axle of your car. One is not loved for being helpful." Gore Vidal, one of America's foremost essayists, screenwriters, and novelists, died July 31, 2012. He was, in addition, a terrific conversationalist. Dick Cavett once described him as "the best talker since Oscar Wilde." And Vidal was never more eloquent, or caustic, than when let loose on his favorite topic, the history and politics of the United States. This book is made up from four interviews conducted with his long-time interlocutor, the writer and radio host Jon Wiener, in which Vidal grapples with matters evidently close to his heart: the history of the American Empire, the rise of the National Security State, and his own life in politics, both as a commentator and candidate. The interviews cover a twenty-year span, from 1988 to 2008, when Vidal was at the height of his powers. His extraordinary facility for developing an argument, tracing connections between past and present, and drawing on an encyclopedic knowledge of America's place in the world, are all on full display. And, of course, it being Gore Vidal, an ample sprinkling of gloriously acerbic one-liners is also provided., The interviews cover a twenty-year span, from 1988 to 2008, when Vidal was at the height of his powers. His extraordinary facility for developing an argument, tracing connections between past and present, and drawing on an encyclopedic knowledge of America's place in the world, are all on full display. And, of course, it being Gore Vidal, an ample sprinkling of gloriously acerbic oneliners is also provided., "I exist to say, 'No, that isn't the way it is, ' or 'What you believe to be true is not true for the following reasons.' I am a master of the obvious. I mean, if there's a hole in the road, I will, viciously, outrageously, say there's a hole in the road and if you don't fill it in you'll break the axle of your car. One is not loved for being helpful." Gore Vidal, one of America's foremost essayists, screenwriters, and novelists, died July 31, 2012. He was, in addition, a terrific conversationalist. Dick Cavett once described him as "the best talker since Oscar Wilde." And Vidal was never more eloquent, or caustic, than when let loose on his favorite topic, the history and politics of the United States. This book is made up from four interviews conducted with his long-time interlocutor, the writer and radio host Jon Wiener, in which Vidal grapples with matters evidently close to his heart: the history of the American Empire, the rise of the National Security State, and his own life in politics, both as a commentator and candidate. The interviews cover a twenty-year span, from 1988 to 2008, when Vidal was at the height of his powers. His extraordinary facility for developing an argument, tracing connections between past and present, and drawing on an encyclopedic knowledge of America's place in the world, are all on full display. And, of course, it being Gore Vidal, an ample sprinkling of gloriously acerbic one-liners is also provided.