Creation: A NovelOnce again the incomparable Gore Vidal interprets and animates history -- this time in a panoramic tour of the 5th century B.C. -- and embellishes it with his own ironic humor, brilliant insights, and piercing observations. We meet a vast array of historical figures in a staggering novel of love, war, philosophy, and adventure . . . "There isn't a page of CREATION that doesn't inform and very few pages that do not delight." -- John Leonard, The New York Times |
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| Title | Creation: A Novel Vintage International |
| Author | Gore Vidal |
| Publisher | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2018 |
| ISBN | 0525565787, 9780525565789 |
| Length | 592 pages |
| Subjects | › › Fiction / Historical / General Fiction / Literary Fiction / Religious |
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