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Palimpsest:

a memoir
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56 Reviews
Random House, 1995 - Biography & Autobiography - 435 pages
vely entertaining memoir abounds in gossip, satire, historical apercus, and trenchant observations. Vidal's compelling narrative weaves back and forth in time, providing a whole view of the author's celebrated life, from his birth in 1925 to today, and features a cast of memorable characters--including the Kennedy family, Marlon Brando, Anais Nin, and Eleanor Roosevelt. of photos.

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User Review  - Kenneth Lorence - Goodreads

This was a great autobiography. It really gets to the thoughts and soul of a great writer and thinker of the 20th century. Read full review

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User Review  - Simon - Goodreads

Fun, if not necessarily truthful, read. The problem is that he makes these lordly statements about virtually everyone who was anyone in the last seven decades of the 20th century, and the net result ... Read full review

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Palimpsest
3
The Desire and the Successful Pursuit of the Whole
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Dah
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About the author (1995)

Gore Vidal is the author of many bestselling novels including Julian, Burr, Myra Breckinridge, and Lincoln. He lives in Italy.

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