Palimpsest : a memoir
/ Gore Vidal
- New York : Random House , c1995.
- 435 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes index.
Vidal employs his characteristic wit and the gift for turning an elegant story in a candid memoir of the first 40 years of his life. His story comes complete with a difficult family, talented friends, and interesting enemies. The cast includes Tennessee Williams, the Kennedys, Eleanor Roosevelt, Truman Capote, Joanne Woodward, Jane and Paul Bowles, and Anais Nin, among others. B&w photos.