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05/04/1999
Gore Vidal has written novels, essays, plays and run for political office. In 1948 he published the City and the Pillar which was one of the first American novels to depict homosexuality. He has also produced a series of "Narratives of Empire" examining American history and politics.
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Mon 5 Apr 1999
19:15
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Gore Vidal talks to Mark Lawson in 2008
Duration: 10:24
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- Mon 5 Apr 1999 19:15Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4
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