At Home Essays 19821988 Author:Gore Vidal The essays in this collection covever a wide range of topics, from the early days of aviation through the battle of Armageddon to life in a Roman street. Numerous literary figures are discussed, including Tennessee Williams, Henry James, Italo Calvino, and Dawn Powell, while in the political arena Richard Nixon, the Reagans, and Oliver North com... more »e under scrutiny. Of the 24 essays reprinted here, over half originally appeared in the New York Review of Books. These "reviews" tend to reveal more about the reviewer than they do about the book being discussed, but fortunately Vidal is almost always interesting. His writing is intelligent, witty, and graceful, his ideas frequently controversial« less
ISBN-13: 9780394570204 ISBN-10: 0394570200 Publication Date: 11/12/1988 Pages:303 Edition:1st American ed Rating: