Hollywood, 9780349105260
Paperback
Scandal, secrets, and celluloid collide as Hollywood rewrites American power.

Hollywood

number 5 in series

$47.01

  • Paperback

    512 pages

  • Release Date

    22 May 1994

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Summary

Hollywood: Lights, Camera, Conspiracy!

Continuing his exploration of American history, Gore Vidal sets this novel in 1917, where Hollywood is emerging as a powerful force, rivaling Washington D.C. Caroline Sanford, a former newspaper magnate, plunges into the world of cinema and swiftly becomes an international star. As World War One looms, she stars in films like “The Huns from Hell,” but secretly, she’s a government agent.

Meanwhile, in Washington, President Woodrow Wilson…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780349105260
ISBN-10:034910526X
Series:Narratives of empire
Author:Gore Vidal
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Abacus
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:512
Release Date:22 May 1994
Weight:351g
Dimensions:199mm x 171mm x 35mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Rich, readable stuff, and only Vidal could make it work

Addictive … almost indecently entertaining - NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

Rich, readable stuff, and only Vidal could make it work - FINANCIAL TIMES

Gore Vidal’s magnificent series of historical novels or novelised histories’ Gabriel Garc?a M?rquez

About The Author

Gore Vidal

Gore Vidal has been at the centre of literary and intellectual life for half a century. He died on 31st July 2012.

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