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2009 Key West Literary Seminar: Gore Vidal (1925-2012)

Gore Vidal

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From the 2009 Key West Literary Seminar, author and critic Gore Vidal discusses his writing life in a conversation with the audience.  Gore Vidal died at the age of 86 on July 31, 2012.

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Gore Vidal

Gore Vidal was the author of more than twenty books, including "Lincoln," "Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace," and "Palimpsest: A Memoir." He wrote five plays, numerous screenplays, and two hundred essays. He won the 1993 National Book Award for "United States: Essays, 1952 - 1992."  Mr. Vidal passed away on July 31, 2012. 

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2009 Key West Literary Seminar: Gore Vidal (1925-2012)

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