The Golden Age (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Gore Vidal
- First Published: 2000
- Type of Work: Novel
- Time of Work: 1939-1954
- Setting: Washington, D.C.
- Principal Characters: Caroline Sanford, Peter Sanford, Blaise Sanford, Timothy Farrell, Harry Hopkins, James Burden Day, Clay Overbury
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: 1950’s, Politics, Twentieth century, 1940’s, World War II, 1930’s, Washington, D.C.
- Locales: Washington, D.C.
Gore Vidal began his saga of American history with the publication of Washington, D.C. in 1967. Like that first novel in the series, The Golden Age is about people in power and people scheming to be in power, and about people positioned to observe how power is won and lost in the nation’s capital. Vidal himself comes from a family steeped in American political history (he and Al Gore are cousins), and Vidal began his writing career after World War II by replacing his given names—Eugene Luther—with the last name of his grandfather, a U.S. senator. Vidal is related as...
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