Season Of Comfort

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Season Of Comfort
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Gore Vidal
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 127
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9780349110240
ClassificationsDewey:813.54
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint Abacus
Publication Date 6 November 1997
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A novel based on the emotional conflict centered around a son's urge to sever the pshychological umbilical cord which ties him to a selfish and possessive mother. Completely unsympathetic to his young experiences and inclinations, forever critical of his interests and reactions, she nevertheless appeals to his sympathies and attempts to hold him emotionally.

Author Biography

Gore Vidal is one of the greatest living American novelists and essayists. He has written numerous Hollywood screenplays, including BEN HUR, and ran as a Democratic candidate for Congress. He appeared with Tim Robbins in the film BOB ROBERTS.

Reviews

'Vidal was only 23 when he wrote this impressively sober and affecting novel, and it's a testament to his early skill that the portrait of a privileged Southern family... seems as relevant and modern as ever.' MAIL ON SUNDAY