The Judgment of Paris
The Listener. Telling it like it is.
This is actually from the back cover of Messiah. It features a protagonist who is in the process of writing his memoirs, an old man dealing with memory loss and physical decay.
I’ve read a couple of his books but enjoyed Palimpsest the most. Now that Gore Vidal: Snapshots in History’s Glare is out I’ll probably grab that too.
Whether or not you believe his stories or share his politics, you have to admire his mental agility and the quality of his scathing wit. Gore Vidal is a fine writer.
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