![]() ![]() Vidal's historical fiction includes an interlocking septet of American novels-consisting of Washington, D.C. His best-known novel, the best-selling Myra Breckenridge (1968), is a witty satire about the Hollywood adventures of a glamorous transsexual. 1965) was one of the first mainstream novels to deal frankly with homosexuality. His first novel, Williwaw (1946), was based on his experiences in World War II. Vidal was an acerbic observer of the contemporary American scene and an acute commentator on the nation's history. ![]() He grew up in Washington, D.C., where a formative influence was his witty and scholarly grandfather, Senator Thomas Gore of Oklahoma. Vidal, Gore (Eugene Luther Gore Vidal, Jr.), 1925–2012, American writer, b. ![]()
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