5/24/2023 0 Comments 1876 by Gore Vidalis the best and most ambitious of his novels, the richest in texture and the most carefully executed. "t is the melodrama of the plot, diluted though that is by long interior monologues and mood-exhibits, which carries the writing, not the other way round." Vidal's approach is coldly clinical: there is no real attempt to involve the reader's emotions." "Presented as the case history of a standard homosexual, this novel adds little that is new to a groaning shelf. It is called 'Williwaw' and it is a sound, craftsmanlike work that would do credit to a practiced "A good novel about the Aleutians has been written by one of the youngest soldiers who went there, Gore Vidal. Paul Mattick Reviews 'The Essential Gore Vidal' (February 14, 1999).First Chapter: 'The Essential Gore Vidal'.First Chapter: 'The Smithsonian Institution'.With News and Reviews From the Archives of The New York Times
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