The Season of Comfort

Name: The Season of Comfort
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Gore Vidal
ISBN: 9781799751502

Author: Gore Vidal

Narrator: Donna Postel, Will Damron

Unabridged: 9 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 05/26/2020

Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction

Synopsis

A novel based on the emotional conflict centered around a son’s urge to sever the psychological umbilical cord which ties him to a selfish and possessive mother. Completely unsympathetic to his young experiences and inclinations, forever critical of his interests and reactions, she nevertheless appeals to his sympathies and attempts to hold him emotionally.

About Gore Vidal

Gore Vidal (1925–2012) was born at the United States Military Academy at West Point. His first novel, Williwaw, written when he was 19 years old and serving in the army, appeared in the spring of 1946. He wrote 23 novels, five plays, many screenplays, short stories, well over 200 essays, and a memoir.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Steven on April 16, 2021

"Et je redoute l'hiver parce que c'est la saison du confort!" 'The season of comfort is winter'...Rimbaud's excerpt from A Season in Hell...is the title for one of Vidal's early novels, written when he was 25, and is a remarkable early novel. I've read all of his works and somehow neglected this one.......more

Goodreads review by David on March 12, 2019

"'Thank you, Mr. Giraud, for an excellent speech, much the best we've had since Lincoln spoke here.' He laughed to show he was joking." (p. 223) Normally I would have considered this overwritten, and was surprised that I liked it. I think it's because of the way Vidal nests the POV: Bill (the POV ch......more

Goodreads review by Patrick on May 28, 2024

Written in 1948, this examines the psychological issues on Billy caused by the conflict between his parents. His mother is portrayed as the villain, the person who takes Billy away from his father. She remarries for money and power. Billy is shuttled off to boarding school. He wants to be an artist......more

Goodreads review by Sean on April 25, 2024

Vidal Journey #4 Another solid outing from Mr Vidal, you feel the characters and are drawn into the story. I am enjoying the journey so far. This is a re-read about nine years after the first one, perhaps I will revisit in 2025!......more