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2009 Key West Literary Seminar: Gore Vidal (1925-2012)
Gore Vidal
About the Program
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.
About the Authors
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.