Hollywood
Hollywood by Gore Vidal, published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group in August 2000, is a reprint edition comprising 448 pages. This novel transports readers to the year 1917, a pivotal time in American history marked by significant political and social transformations. As President Wilson prepares to lead the nation into the Great War, the burgeoning film industry begins to reshape American culture. Vidal intricately weaves together the lives of iconic figures from both Hollywood and politics, creating a narrative rich in intrigue and scandal.
In this exploration of a transformative era, readers will encounter a vivid portrayal of the personalities that defined the silver screen and the political landscape, including Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, and Franklin D. Roosevelt. The book delves into the complexities of human nature, revealing the deceptions that often accompany ambition and fame. With its historical and political themes, Hollywood offers a unique lens on the intersection of entertainment and power during a time of great change in the United States.
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“Wicked and provocative…Vidal’s purview of Hollywood in one of its golden ages is fascinating.” —Chicago Tribune
In his brilliant and dazzling new novel, Gore Vidal sweeps us into one of the most fascinating periods of American political and social change. The time is 1917. In Washington, President Wilson is about to lead the United States into the Great War. In California, a new industry is born that will transform America: moving pictures. Here is history as only Gore Vidal can re-create it: brimming with intrigue and scandal, peopled by the greats of the silver screen and American politics, from Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks to Franklin D. Roosevelt and the author’s own grandfather, the blind Senator Gore. With Hollywood, Vidal once again proves himself a superb storyteller and a perceptive chronicler of human nature’s endless deceptions.
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