by Gore Vidal · Editora y Distribuidora Hispano Americana, S.A. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788435008181
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«Ensayos 1952-2001» is Gore Vidal's essay collection, published by Edhasa in hardback (992 pages, in Spanish).
Volume bringing together half a century of articles and short essays by the American writer, divided into two sections: one devoted to literature, with pieces on authors such as Henry James, Thomas Mann, Susan Sontag or Henry Miller, and another focused on American politics, from the electoral system to the legacy of Lincoln, Kennedy, Nixon or Reagan and the consequences of 9/11. It closes with an extensive prologue by Eduardo Iriarte that places Vidal as a literary critic and political analyst.
The edition includes selection, translation and prologue by Eduardo Iriarte and is part of the Edhasa Literaria collection. Hardback with illustrated dust jacket, 992 pages, published in 2007.
For readers interested in the literary essay and in American political and social criticism of the 20th century from a lucid and controversial perspective.
Eugene Luther Gore Vidal was an American writer and public intellectual known for his cynical epigrammatic wit. His novels and essays criticized the social and sexual norms he perceived as driving American life. Vidal was heavily involved in politics, and unsuccessfully sought office twice as a Democratic Party candidate, first in 1960 to the United States House of Representatives, and later in 1982 to the United States Senate.
