Pericles, thucydides, sophocles and confucius are among the books characters. Creation by gore vidal similar suggestions one of my all favorite books, looking for something similar not necessarily by same author. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are. Once again the incomparable gore vidal interprets and animates history. Pdf creation book by gore vidal free download 574 pages. Under the guarantees of the first amendment, a writer neither needs nor traditionally. Hes also careful to avoid any anachronistic traces of. Creation is an epic historical fiction novel by gore vidal published in 1981.
A sweeping novel of politics, war, philosophy, and adventurein a restored edition, featuring neverbeforepublished material from gore vidals original. Cyrus is fixated on the question of creation, or the origin of the universe or human existence. Get the best deals on gore vidal books signed when you shop the largest online selection at. Gore vidal was a prolific writer and witty political critic who authored 24 novels before his death in 2012. Once upon a time a friend of mine included gore vidal among his list of closeted anarchists. Think of it as a book published in electronic form.
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Except for the mexicans, all the people and events listed above, and some others, figure in gore vidals 17th novel creation. Essays 19922000 is simply the one volume of his two dozen plus books of essays and nonfiction. Make offer creation by gore vidal 1981, hardcover, 1st gore vidal hollywood a novel of america in the 1920s signed 1st edition 1990. In 2002 he published a restored version, reinstating four chapters that a previous editor had cut and adding a brief foreword explaining what had happened and why he had restored the cut chapters.
The main character, cyrus spitama, is the grandson of zarathustra, and his encounters with other 5th century sages are clearly the highlights of the novel. Gore vidal books list of books by author gore vidal. Creation by gore vidal penguin random house canada. Cyrus spitama, grandson of the prophet zoroaster and lifelong friend of xerxes, spent most of his life as persian ambassador for the great king darius. Eugene luther gore vidal was an american writer known for his essays, novels, screenplays, and broadway plays. The first edition of the novel was published in 1976, and was written by gore vidal. Gore vidal imagined a man, cyrus spitama, a direct of relative of zarathustra, who managed to visit and learn from these great thinkers. In 2002 he published a restored version, reinstating four chapters that a previous editor had cut and adding a brief. Free download or read online creation pdf epub book. His first novel, williwaw, written when he was nineteen years old and serving in the army, appeared in the spring of 1946. Gore vidal, original name eugene luther gore vidal, jr. Creation by gore vidal random house, 1981 s ome years ago, gore vidal hit upon the idea that one man, given a long enough life, opportunity to travel, and a knack for being in the right place at the right time, could have met face to face with zoroaster, socrates, the buddha and confucius. Gore vidal s creation begins on the evening of what would be, according to modern reckoning, december 20, 445 b. Creation by gore vidal, 9780349104751, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
In the case of creation, the point of view is harshly antigreek and propersian. This is a historical novel with knobs on not ordinary knobs but persian, greek, indian and chinese. Cyrus spitama, grandson of the prophet zoroaster and lifelong friend of xerxes, spent most of his life as pdf persian. Gore vidal 19252012 was an american writer and public intellectual. Literally a tour of the known world at height of persian power, in pageturner prose. Born into a political dynasty, he twice sought elected office. A sweeping novel of politics, war, philosophy, and adventurein a restored edition, featuring neverbeforepublished material from gore vidal s original manuscript creation offers a captivating grand tour of the ancient world.
Gore vidal was an american author who was best known for his political commentary and television appearances. Pdf kalki book by gore vidal free download 272 pages. If a mans legacy were to be gauged by the immediate response to his death, then gore vidal s is very much in danger of being reduced to a succession of pithy and caustic sentences that will. Its a masterful scrutiny of the tenements which make up our ideals of western culture. A sweeping novel of politics, war, philosophy, and adventure in a restored edition, featuring neverbeforepublished material from gore vidal s original manuscript creation offers a captivating grand tour of the ancient world. What, if anything, is gore vidal up to in this long, stylish, densely busy but totally undramatic novel of the persian empire, circa 520445 b. He began his literary career in 1946 with the publication of his novel williwaw but did not achieve notoriety until he published his third book the city and the pillar which cause a minor scandal for its depiction of homosexuality. In the parts of the book that comment on history, vidal makes obvious use of the histories of herodotus. Gore vidal, quote from creation it is astonishing to think that millions of people in my timenow, too, i supposeactually thought that at a given moment in history two human beings had evolved to a higher state than that of all the gods that ever were or ever will be. Discussing the book creation with the author gore vidal. Finally, let me note that i have no relationship with gore vidal, nor does he have any relationship with this web site.
Pdf rereading world history through an allseeing eye. Since then he has written twentythree novels, five plays, many screenplays, short stories, well over two hundred essays, and a memoir. A sweeping novel of politics, war, philosophy, and adventurein a restored edition, featuring neverbeforepublished material from gore vidals. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 574 pages and is available in hardcover format. Gore vidal 1st edition books for sale in stock ebay. I read this after a recommendation from charles hill in his recent grand strategies also excellent and wanted to reacquaint myself with this period of history while taking a break from nonfiction. The gore vidal indexis a site offering information and research on vidal and his work. On one level, the book is a study of comparative religions. While traveling on the kings behalf, the books heronarrator meets buddha, goes fishing with. Creation is a thought provoking book that is just as much an amazing narrative of persian and greek history as it is a look at western civilization today. C occasionally he seems to be interested in presenting shrewd alternative versions of textbook history particularly the greekpersian wars, the sort of dustedoff, backroom politics he managed quite well in his american historicals burr, 1876. He was also known for his patrician manner, transatlantic accent, and witty aphorisms. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 272 pages and is available in paperback format. Unafraid to point fingers and assassinate characters, gore vidal has always been provocative, if not universally liked.
Born in 1925, vidal rarely had any kind words for his nation, often referring to the united states as a decadent empire ruled by a militaristic dictatorship. Studs terkel discusses the novel creation with its. A novel author vidal, gore formatbinding cloth book condition used very fine jacket condition very fine quantity available 1 edition first edition binding hardcover isbn 10 0394500156 isbn 9780394500157 publisher random house place of. Cyrus believed the only important issue was how and why the world was created. The lost pulp crime novel by great american novelist gore vidal. I have held vidal in high regard ever since, despite having read precious little from him. The first edition of the novel was published in 1981, and was written by gore vidal. Hired to smuggle an ancient artefact out of egypt, pete wells finds himself the target of killers and femme fatales and just one step away from triggering a revolution that will set ca.
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