by Gore Vidal · Mondadori · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788439708278
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«La edad de oro» is the historical novel by Gore Vidal, published by Random House Mondadori in paperback (477 pages, in Spanish).
Historical fiction novel set in American society and politics, during a decisive period of the 20th century. Among public figures and spheres of power, Vidal interweaves the country's history with the lives of its protagonists.
The work is part of Gore Vidal's «Narratives of Empire» series, as the seventh installment, and its original title is «The Golden Age» (2000).
Aimed at the general public interested in historical fiction and American politics narrated through fiction.
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.
