Two Sisters
Will be published approx. on 29. April 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-349-11747-8 (ISBN)
Description
Two Sisters is Gore Vidal's fictional memoir of a love affair with a beautiful set of twins in post-war Paris - a story skilfully interwoven with notebooks, diaries and the vivid fragment of a screenplay set in ancient Greece.
In seductive settings from a brothel in a Parisian backstreet to the rooftops of seventies Rome, Vidal assembles his characters, real and imagined: Cocteau and Tennessee Williams, Gide and Mailer rub shoulders with creations as unforgettable as the ageing femme fatale Marietta Donegal and Hollywood hustler and flagellant Murray Morris. All are bound together in a mesmerising fiction that builds to an extraordinary conclusion.
In seductive settings from a brothel in a Parisian backstreet to the rooftops of seventies Rome, Vidal assembles his characters, real and imagined: Cocteau and Tennessee Williams, Gide and Mailer rub shoulders with creations as unforgettable as the ageing femme fatale Marietta Donegal and Hollywood hustler and flagellant Murray Morris. All are bound together in a mesmerising fiction that builds to an extraordinary conclusion.
Reviews / Votes
'There is no one quite like him, and if you don't know his work then you should' Erica Wagner, The Times 'America's own Tiresias - a seer and a scourge as well as an entertainer of the highest order' Jay McInerney 'Gore Vidal is the most elegant, erudite and eclectic writer of his generation' Roy Hattersley, GuardianMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 131 mm
Weight
132 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-349-11747-8 (9780349117478)
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Person
Gore Vidal was at the centre of literary and intellectual life for half a century and wrote 'The Narratives of a Golden Age' series as well as countless bestsellers. He died on 31st July 2012.