A thirsty evil

by Gore Vidal

Social life and customsFictionFiction, mystery & detective, generalAmerican Short stories

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Social life and customsFictionFiction, mystery & detective, generalAmerican Short stories

Setting

United States20th century

About the author

Gore Vidal

03 October 1925 – 31 July 2012

Gore Vidal (full name: Eugene Luther Gore Vidal Jr.) was a renowned American author.

Author

Gore Vidal

Pages

126

Read time

≈ 3h

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Language

English

Publisher

Gay Sunshine Press

ISBN

9780451015358

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