Myra Breckinridge (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Gore Vidal
- First Published: 1968
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: 1968
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: 1960’s, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Acting or actors, Gay men, Homosexuality or homosexuals, Gender roles, California, West, U.S., Widows or widowers, Films, movies, or motion pictures, Hollywood, Filmmaking or filmmakers
- Locales: Hollywood, CA
Places Discussed
*Hollywood. Southern California city and capital of the American movie industry that to Myra is important as the place where the “classic” movies of the 1930’s and 1940’s were made. To her, Hollywood is the source of all the century’s legends. However, by the late 1960’s—when this story takes place—Hollywood has turned to low-budget movies in order to compete with television and has lost much of the magic Myra associates with it. Along with Hollywood’s legendary cachet, Myra looks for, and expects to find there, her inheritance from a...
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