" Wicked and provocative. . . . Vidal's purview of Hollywood in one of its golden ages is fascinating."
–Tom Tryon
" Vidal succeeds in making his history alive and plausible."
–The New York Times
" Vidal's originality derives from his as-
surance that he can create and command the American history of his novels, as much as he can their imaginary components. No other American writer I know of has Vidal's sense of national proprietorship. He summons the entire American scene into his confident voice. Vidal's presump-
tions work marvelously well for his
intentions."
–Richard Poirier,
The New York Review of Books
Also available from the Modern Library:
Burr, Lincoln, 1876,
Empire, Washington, D.C.