Author
Gore Vidal
October 3, 1925 – July 31, 2012 · United States
Playwright, Actor, Screenwriter, Novelist, Essayist, Writer, Literary critic, Non-fiction writer, Science fiction writer, Politician, Journalist, Prose writer, Opinion journalist, Author
Titles on list
14
Total weeks
238
Peak rank
#1
Weeks at #1
30
FictionNonfictionHit #1Dot size = weeks on list
Biography
- Born
- October 3, 1925 · West Point
- Died
- July 31, 2012 · Hollywood Hills
- Nationality
- United States
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- English
- Education
- Phillips Exeter Academy, Sidwell Friends School, St. Albans School
Awards & Honours
- 1955Edgar Awards
- 1982National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism
- 1983Lucien Barrière Literary Award
- 1993National Book Award
- 2009National Book Award
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
On the Bestseller Lists
14 titles
THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
Gore Vidal
THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
#14 · 3 wks
PALIMPSEST
Gore Vidal
PALIMPSEST
#10 · 4 wks
LIVE FROM GOLGOTHA
Gore Vidal
LIVE FROM GOLGOTHA
#12 · 2 wks
HOLLYWOOD
Gore Vidal
HOLLYWOOD
#9 · 4 wks
EMPIRE
Gore Vidal
EMPIRE
#3 · 13 wks
LINCOLN
Gore Vidal
LINCOLN
#2 · 33 wks
CREATION
Gore Vidal
CREATION
#2 · 16 wks
KALKI
Gore Vidal
KALKI
#7 · 9 wks
1876
Gore Vidal
1876
#1 · 24 wks
BURR
Gore Vidal
BURR
#1 · 39 wks
MYRA BRECKINRIDGE
Gore Vidal
MYRA BRECKINRIDGE
#2 · 30 wks
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Gore Vidal
WASHINGTON, D.C.
#2 · 21 wks
JULIAN
Gore Vidal
JULIAN
#2 · 32 wks
THE CITY AND THE PILLAR
Gore Vidal
THE CITY AND THE PILLAR
#7 · 8 wks
Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review. Biographical data from Wikipedia/Wikidata (CC0).