Lincoln [Mass Market Paperback]

Gore Vidal (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1988

Un grand roman sur l’Amérique et le plus grand président des États-Unis, par celui qui, « honni par la droite américaine, héraut prolixe de l’extrême gauche, n’en finit pas de dénoncer l’hybris de l’empire et la lente déliquescence de ces libertés civiles qui furent le denier du rêve américain ». (Le Monde, 1er août 2005).Adoptant tour à tour le point de vue de ses proches, de ses rivaux ou de ses futurs assassins, Gore Vidal conduit tambour battant le récit des quatre années qui ont fait Lincoln, depuis l’arrivée du président à la gare de Washington, jusqu’à son assassinat peu après la fin de la guerre de Sécession. Avec passion, Gore Vidal narre l’histoire d’un président jugé tout d’abord falot et qui s’est révélé l’un des plus grands personnages de l’histoire américaine. Un récit monumental par son envergure et son ambition, une reconstitution en profondeur de la société américaine du XIXe siècle.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Gore Vidal est né en 1925. C’est avec Un garçon près de la rivière, en 1948, qu’il devient célèbre, en abordant ouvertement le thème de l’homosexualité. Dans les années 1950, il s’essaie au théâtre et au scénario, puis participe activement à la vie politique sous l’étiquette démocrate, tout en se lançant dans une grande série de romans historiques qui lui assurent un immense succès. Grand pourfendeur des travers de la société américaine, notamment de son puritanisme, Gore Vidal est aujourd’hui reconnu comme l’une des figures majeures de la littérature américaine contemporaine. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (July 1988)
• ISBN-10: 0345008855
• ISBN-13: 978-0345008855
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,911,899 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Gore Vidal has received the National Book Award, written numerous novels, short stories, plays and essays. He has been a political activist and as Democratic candidate for Congress from upstate New York, he received the most votes of any Democrat in a half-century.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Meet Mr Lincoln, August 22, 2011

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Judith A. Murphy - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lincoln (Mass Market Paperback)

I read this book years ago. It was the first time I came across the word "miasma" Now I think "Even Then?" even then Presidential aides were talking about the poison in Washington, DC ?

The book is a great insight into the White House and the life of the 16th President. His masterful way with words, his intelligence, his sorrows and his hard won accomplishments. And yet, his freedoms - this was a man who could grow a beard and become unreconisable. Media coverage was not always kind to him, but at least he had some respite.

This book tells the story of his wife and children as well as his Presidency and speech writers.
It is a real insiders look at a great man with heavy challenges.

And of course, it makes one wonder what has happened to strong / clear leadership in the United States.

The nation was clearly divided then, as now. So what was different ?
Perhaps military victory silenced his opposition, or certainly defeated them far more than an electoral victory could ever do.
(I would honestly like to ask Mr David McCullough that question )

Read the book and make your own conclusions.

5.0 out of 5 stars I FINALLY FOUND IT!, April 12, 2011

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This review is from: Lincoln: A Novel (Audio Book)

I have been looking for this Gore Vidal gem for years. The public libraries around here don't even have this great audio version of Vidal's masterpiece on our sixteenth president. It is worth the money spent!