The Smithsonian Institution

by Gore Vidal
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Random House (1998-02-24)
ISBN: 0375501215
EAN: 9780375501210
Binding/Media: Hardcover - 260 pages
Edition: First Edition
Release Date: 1998-02-24
SKU: 5667
Condition: Collectable Very Good
Comments: THE HARDBACK BOOK WITH A DUST JACKET. EARLY PRINT. IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. SHIPS RAPIDLY WITH A FREE TRACKING IN A GREAT PACKAGING. AIR MAIL WILL BE USED FOR OVERSEAS.

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In 1939 a teenaged science prodigy is summoned to the Smithsonian and becomes involved in a scheme to change history. Combining themes from his American history novels with those from what Vidal calls his "inventions" ("Myra Breckinridge; Live from Golgotha"), "The Smithsonian Institution" presents a tour de force of outrageous satire and social commentary, seriousness and high spirits, autobiography and reportage, science fiction and historical romance, full of quintessentially Vidalian jokes Print ads. Author publicity (General Fiction) .

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