{"product_id":"live-from-golgotha-the-gospel-according-to-gore-vidal-9780140231199","title":"Live from Golgotha: The Gospel According to Gore Vidal","description":"In a deliriously funny assault on conventional religious, sexual, and commercial mores--not to mention the laws of time and space--acclaimed author Gore Vidal takes readers on \"an outrageous romp through the Christian era's first days\" (New York Newsday). A nationwide bestseller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGore Vidal\u003c\/b\u003e (1925-2012) was born Eugene Luther Vidal, later adopting the surname of his grandfather, Senator Thomas Gore, as his first name. Well known as a novelist, an essayist, a playwright, and a social and political commentator, he was the author of numerous novels--the first, \u003ci\u003eWilliwaw\u003c\/i\u003e, written when he was twenty-one--as well as scripts for film, television and the stage, including the extremely successful \u003ci\u003eThe Best Man\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVisit to a\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSmall Planet\u003c\/i\u003e. His other novels include \u003ci\u003eMyra Breckenridge\u003c\/i\u003e (1968), as well as thehistorical novels in the series \u003ci\u003eNarratives of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e, which includes \u003ci\u003eBurr\u003c\/i\u003e (1973), \u003ci\u003e1876\u003c\/i\u003e (1976), \u003ci\u003eLincoln\u003c\/i\u003e (1984), \u003ci\u003eEmpire\u003c\/i\u003e (1987), \u003ci\u003eHollywood\u003c\/i\u003e (1990), and \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Age\u003c\/i\u003e (2000). He won the National Book Award in 1993 for his book of essays, \u003ci\u003eUnited States: Essays (1952\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003ci\u003e1992). \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50870332588306,"sku":"9780140231199","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cbec51b9-2f49-4ea4-ab49-dcef331adcce.jpg?v=1737800678","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/live-from-golgotha-the-gospel-according-to-gore-vidal-9780140231199","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}