Point To Point Navigation
A Memoir
$57.49
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
26 July 2012
Summary
POINT TO POINT NAVIGATION refers to a form of navigation Gore Vidal resorted to as a first mate in the navy during World War II. As he says, ‘As I was writing this account of my life and times since PALIMPSEST, I felt as if I were again dealing with those capes and rocks in the Bering Sea that we had to navigate so often with a compass made inoperable by weather.’ It is a beautifully apt analogy for the hazards eluded (mostly) during his eventful life.
From his desks in Ravello and t…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349139104 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349139105 |
| Author: | Gore Vidal |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 26 July 2012 |
| Weight: | 194g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 131mm x 21mm |
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Critics Review
“Unmissable… . Wry… . [Vidal’s] wit remains by far this book’s most alluring attribute.” –Janet Maslin, “The New York Times” “Engaging… . “Point to Point Navigation” is a stirring political protest, a meditation on the fleeting nature of memory, and, quite movingly, an elegiac rumination on loss.” –“Vogue” “Touchingly elegiac… . Even mortality and aging seem somehow less formidable in the company of such a witty, penetrating-and unfailingly nervy intelligence.” –Francine Prose, “O, The Oprah Magazine”
“From the Trade Paperback edition.”
About The Author
Gore Vidal
Gore Vidal was at the centre of literary and intellectual life for half a century and wrote ‘The Narratives of a Golden Age’ series as well as countless bestsellers. He died on 31st July 2012.
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