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10. I think Gore Vidal lost his mind near the end

Fri Jul 17, 2020, 05:57 PM

Jul 2020

Last edited Sat Jul 18, 2020, 07:44 AM - Edit history (1)

The Timothy McVeigh stuff was heartbreaking to me. I loved Gore Vidal's novels up until the 1980s. The literary world never warmed to him, however. I think it made him bitter.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/aug/17/edinburghbookfestival2001.mcveigh

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Pretty interesting Mike 03 Jul 2020 #3

Great points Celerity Jul 2020 #5

Fascinating paragraph: Mike 03 Jul 2020 #4

+1 Nevilledog Jul 2020 #6

Yikes, I never heard.... electric_blue68 Jul 2020 #9

I think Gore Vidal lost his mind near the end bluedye33139 Jul 2020 #10

I recall her campaigning against Eric Cantor in the primary he lost. Midnight Writer Jul 2020 #8

Fuck that clueless, overpaid harridan . . . hatrack Jul 2020 #11