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Live from Golgotha: The Gospel according to Gore Vidal
by Gore Vidal
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Andre Deutsch, 1992. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. 9.5" by 6.5". None. A signed first British edition of Gore Vidal's irreverent parody of the New Testament. This work parodies the New Testament, narrating the travels of Saint Timothy and Saint Paul as they encounter a hacker from the future who seeks to 'delete' Christianity.Written by Gore Vidal (1925-2012), an American writer and intellectual known for his wit. He challenged society norms and expectations in his writings, in particular with regards to sexuality and corruption. He also ran for office as a Democrat unsuccessfully twice. His works spanned novels, non-fiction, plays and screenplays, with the most famous of his novels being 'The City and the Pillar', 'Julian', 'Burr' and 'Lincoln'.Complete with an unclipped and bright dust wrapper.Signed by the author to the title page.The first British edition. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely. Dust wrapper is in excellent condition. Signature to the title page. Internally, generally firmly bound, with just a touch of strain to the front hinge. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
Synopsis
Timothy (later St. Timothy) is in his study in Thessalonika, where he is bishop of Macedonia. It is A.D. 96, and Timothy is under terrific pressure to record his version of the Sacred Story, since, far in the future, a cyberpunk (the Hacker) has been systematically destroying the tapes that describe the Good News, and Timothy's Gospel is the only one immune to the Hacker's deadly virus. Meanwhile, thanks to a breakthrough in computer software, an NBC crew is racing into the past to capture—live from the suburb of Golgotha—the Crucifixion, for a TV special guaranteed to boost the network's ratings in the fall sweeps. As a stream of visitors from twentieth-century America channel in to the first-century Holy Land—Mary Baker Eddy, Shirley MacLaine, Oral Roberts and family—Timothy struggles to complete his story. But is Timothy's text really Hacker-proof? And how will he deal with the truth about Jesus' eating disorder? Above all, will he get the anchor slot for the Big Show at Golgotha without representation by a major agency, like CAA 1,896 years in the future? Tune in.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 775R12
- Title
- Live from Golgotha: The Gospel according to Gore Vidal
- Author
- Gore Vidal
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1992
- Size
- 9.5" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- Gore Vidal Live from Golgotha Spoof New Testament Live from Golgotha
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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