Washington, D.C., Gore Vidal
Washington, D.C., Gore Vidal
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Washington, D.C.

Author: Gore Vidal

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Unabridged: 11 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 12/31/2019

Synopsis

Washington, D.C., is the final installment in Gore Vidal's Narratives of Empire,his acclaimed six-volume series of historical novels about the American past. It offers an illuminating portrait of our republic from the time of the New Deal to the McCar-thy era.Widely regarded as Vidal's ultimate comment on how the American political system degrades those who participate in it, Washington, D.C. is a stunning tale of corruption and diseased ambitions. It traces the fortunes of James Burden Day, a powerful conservative senator who is eyeing the presidency; Clay Overbury, a pragmatic young congressional aide with political aspirations of his own; and Blaise Sanford, a ruthless newspaper tycoon who understands the importance of money and image in modern politics. With characteristic wit and insight, Vidal chronicles life in the nation's capital at a time when these men and others transformed America into "possibly the last empire on earth.""Washington, D.C. may well be the finest of contemporary novels about the capital," said The New Yorker, and the Times Literary Supplement deemed it "a prodigiously skilled and clever performance."

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 Jeffrey

"The apes have always governed us, and our complaints are simply monkey chatter." The local library had a fistful of Gore Vidal's to pick from, but I had already decided I was going to pick up this novel for several reasons. First, it is the first novel in the Narratives of Empire series. Second,......more

Goodreads review by Joseph

Published in 1967, pre Watergate and Trump, Gore Vidal's "Washington, D.C." must of caused a great stir, but who better than this great writer to cause a stir and foresee the future. The American public has always had a mistrust of its politicians.... Mark Twain has more quotes on their corruption a......more

Goodreads review by David

Until recently, the idea of historical fiction as a genre didn't hold much appeal for me. I can't say why exactly - the blend of historical figures with made-up peripheral people just didn't excite me that much.  Last year that changed. I read Philip Roth's 'The Plot Against America' and found it to......more

Goodreads review by Jonfaith

Consider me scorned. I thought Gore was sincere when he swept me away. Burr left me panting. It had balance, it was quick but solid. I nearly swooned. Now? Washington D.C reeked of hyperbole; a kiss and tell where Vidal begs with glee, look at me. The novel is a settling of scores poised between lud......more

Goodreads review by John

This historical novel covers the period of U.S. history that frames the Second World War. The events and characters could easily be alive and active today. It is part of Gore Vidal's "Empire" series of fiction based on American history.......more

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