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by Gore Vidal (Author)
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  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Abacus (4 April 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0349115281
  • ISBN-13: 978-0349115283
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 141,081 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'The century's finest essayist' - The Spectator 'Vidal is the outstanding literary radical of America' - Melvyn Bragg 'A class act...a few hours in his company is still a panacea for all ills' - Independent on S. 'Vidal's combination of learning, wit and disdain gets into your blood. He can change the way you think' - Observer


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Gore Vidal's new collection of essays shows him still writing at his finest. His comments on the deplorable state of American politics - from Bill Clinton to George Bush - are as apposite as ever and, controversially, there are two magnificent essays on the Oklahoma bomber Timothy Mc Veigh - who entered into an extraordinary correspondence with Vidal when he was in gaol - to the recent terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Quite magnificent and 'outrageously' accurate., 29 Mar 2002
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I came to Vidal late in life and have read him critically but with an open mind. My principal reaction to these essays is anger, at the manner in which I have been deceived by politicians (not least the masters of the US) and at myself for my unthinking acceptance of the 'given' word on world politics. There is, of course, an opposing point of view but I recommend this book to any thinking person with an interest in the state of the world today.
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Lose yourself with Gore Vidal, 31 Oct 2002
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In this latest offering, Vidal displays again his unique style and the enormity of his range. Included are appreciations of Edmund Wilson, Frank Sinatra and Mark Twain and observations on Bill Clinton and Tony Blair, JFK and Vidal's cousin Al Gore. He also discusses the American empire and the September 11 attacks. Nobody can surpass Vidal cutting observations. A really class act - a few hours in his company is still a cure for all ills.
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Eloquently understated essays on the violence, weirdness and hypocrisy in America: Vidal writes of McVeigh, American foreign policy, Frank Sinatra, with verve and precision. He has a historian's eye for the seam between the Disneyfied 'news' on tv, and the grubby manoeuvres of Dubya & his ilk.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A daily abuse of civil liberties
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Gore Vidal is one of those writers who always challenges, excites, and stirs up my thinking. While I do not fully endorse all of the views in "THE LAST EMPIRE: ESSAYS 1992-2000",... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars PRESCIENT, PROFOUND, AND ENTERTAINING: CLASSIC GORE VIDAL
Gore Vidal is one of those writers who always challenges, excites, and stirs up my thinking. While I do not fully endorse all of the views expressed in "THE LAST EMPIRE: ESSAYS... Read more
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