Gore Vidal Ordine dei libri

Kniha prináša 20 rozhovorov s našimi i zahraničnými osobnosťami, ktorá vyšli na stránkach týždenníka Slovo prevažne na prelome dvadsiateho a dvadsiateho prvého storočia. Títo ľudia, ktorých dielo a život sa už uzavreli, boli nielen svedkami, ale aj aktérmi udalostí druhej polovice dvadsiateho storočia, no aj aktívnymi účastníkmi či pozorovateľmi prevratných zmien po roku 1989, ktoré v čase vzniku rozhovorov už nadobúdali jasné kontúry. Zahraničné osobnosti sa rôznym spôsobom viažu aj k Slovensku, k prelomovej dobe, ktorú sme žili a žijeme. Väčšina oslovených bola aktívna už v čase druhej svetovej vojny. Prišli na svet v prvej tretine minulého storočia a do ich osudov výrazne zasiahlo Povstanie, ktorého sa viacerí zúčastnili. Čítanie rozhovorov, aj keď to iste vtedy redakcia Slova tak nekoncipovala, je ako čítanie jedného príbehu Slovenska.

Gore Vidal—novelist, playwright, critic, screenwriter, memoirist, indefatigable political commentator, and controversialist—is America's premier man of letters. No other living writer brings more sparkling wit, vast learning, indelible personality, and provocative mirth to the job of writing an essay.This long-needed volume comprises some twenty-four of his best-loved pieces of criticism, political commentary, memoir, portraiture, and, occasionally, unfettered score settling. It will stand as one of the most enjoyable and durable works from the hand and mind of this vastly accomplished and entertaining immortal of American literature.

* In this sequel to PALIMPSEST, Gore Vidal ranges freely over his remarkable life with his signature wit and literary elegance.

Following the publication of Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace and Dreaming War comes award-winning Gore Vidal's long-awaited conclusion to his landmark, best-selling trilogy. Now, Vidal has written his most devastating exploration of Imperial America to date. "Not since the 1846 attack on Mexico in order to seize California" Vidal writes, "has an American government been so nakedly predatory." Bush's apparent invincibility, and what he might or might not know--especially about those new "black box" voting machines being installed all over the country--is one of the central themes of "State of the Union 2004," a magnificent and witty Olympian survey of American Empire, where the war on terror is judged as nonsensical as the "war on dandruff," where America is an "Enron-Pentagon prison," a land of ballooning budget deficits thanks to the growth of a garrison state, tax cuts for the privileged, and the creeping totalitarianism of the Ashcroft justice department. Collected in this volume are Vidal's earlier State of the Union addresses, a tradition inaugurated on the David Susskind show in the early seventies as a counterpoint to "whoever happened to be president."

Dresse l'état des lieux du journalisme aux Etats-Unis et présente les pressions qui s'exercent derrière la scène des grands médias américains par l'Etat central.

"Gore Vidal, one of the master stylists of American literature and one of the most acute observers of American life and history, turns his immense literary and historiographic talent to a portrait of the formidable trio of George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson." "In Inventing a Nation, Vidal transports the reader into the minds, the living rooms (and bedrooms), the convention halls, and the salons of Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and other key figures who helped found the American Republic. Vidal's splendid and percipient prose animates key moments of decision in the birthing of our nation, and we come to know these men in ways we have not until now - their opinions of each other, their worries about money, their concerns about creating a viable democracy. Vidal brings them to life and illuminates the force and weight of the documents they wrote, the speeches they gave, and the institutions of government they fashioned. Above all, Inventing a Nation presents a powerful, compassionate, immensely moving portrait of George Washington, whose resolution, integrity, and intelligence rescued the fledgling Republic many times in its early days."--Jacket.

Offers a series of essays analyzing the development of United States foreign policy and criticizing the country's role in the world, its intervention in other lands, and the domestic impact of such policies.

War denn die Welt vor dem 11. September nicht in Ordnung? Diese Frage kann man nicht ernsthaft stellen! Gore Vidal redet über Pearl Harbor, politische Lügen, amerikanischen Patriotismus und Mickey Mouse - was hat das mit den Attentaten vom 11. September zu tun? Diese Frage trifft den Kern des Problems! Vidals Buch beantwortet sie. In seinen neun Essays befasst Vidal sich mit den Taktiken amerikanischer Regierungen seit dem zweiten Weltkrieg, und er tut dies mit dem ihm eigenen Sprachstil, der prägnant und nie ohne Wortwitz schnellstens zum Kern eines Problems vordringt.

Gore Vidal's ninth collection features a series of incisive essays that showcase his sharp intellect and wit, addressing diverse topics ranging from notable figures like Clare Boothe Luce and Charles Lindbergh to critical discussions on civil liberties and terrorism. His controversial take on the Bill of Rights initiated a dialogue with Timothy McVeigh, while his analyses of literary giants and political figures provide a rich exploration of America's evolving identity. Written during a pivotal political era, this collection serves as a reflective commentary on the American dream's complexities.

La tesi centrale del saggio che dà il titolo a questo libro, e che viene qui presentato in prima mondiale, è inquietante: Bush e i suoi conoscevano ciò che stava per succedere l'11 settembre e avrebbero intenzionalmente deciso di lasciarlo succedere, per poter scatenare una serie di guerre già da tempo programmate e consolidare così le proprie posizioni di dominio politico ed economico all'interno del paese e nel mondo intero. Quanto basta perché Vidal richieda, senza mezzi termini, l'impeachment del presidente americano. E alle bugie degli ultimi imperatori sono dedicati anche gli altri dieci brevi saggi presenti nel volume