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英語名人堂:戈爾·維達爾

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尤金·盧瑟·戈爾·維達爾(英語:Eugene Luther Gore Vidal,1925年10月3日-2012年7月31日),美國小說家,劇作家,和散文家。出身于顯赫的政治家庭,戈爾是美國政治的犀利評論者。他于1948年寫的小說《城市與梁柱》(The City and the Pillar),作為美國第一步明確反映同性戀的主要小說引起社會爭議。2012年7月31日,戈爾·維達爾于在家中因肺炎并發(fā)癥去世,享年86歲

Gore Vidal was famous for speaking his mind on the hottest issues in America and around the world. He was a prolific novelist, essayist and screen and stage play writer. He also ran for the US Senate. He was related to former US President Jimmy Carter and Nobel Prize winner Al Gore. Vidal was a strong critic of the George W. Bush administration.

Vidal was born Eugene Luther Vidal Jr. in New York in 1925. His father worked in the US Air Force and his mother was an actress. He disliked his first name and changed it to Gore when he was a teenager. He was raised and educated in Washington D.C. and spent a great deal of time learning from his grandfather, Democratic Senator Thomas Gore.

Vidal's writing career began when he was nineteen. The book 'Williwaw' was about his experiences in the military. In 1948, aged 22, he wrote his ground-breaking 'The City and the Pillar', which shocked many Americans. It was the first American novel to focus on homosexuality. The New York Times refused to review his next five books. This established Vidal's reputation for hisoutspokenness.

For six decades Vidal wrote commentaries on American politics and society. He has a huge following of admirers, including critic Martin Amis, who said Vidal "is learned, funny and exceptionally clear-sighted. Even his blind spots are illuminating." Vidal was a member of the World Can't Wait organization, which demands the impeachment of George W. Bush for crimes against humanity. He died in August 2012.

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