In these interviews, Gore Vidal proves himself to be a witty, acerbic, cantankerous conversationalist, one who is willing to - and often eager to - defy conventional wisdom and lacerate the tired clichés inherent in both politics and literature.

Career-spanning interviews with the renowned award-winning author of 29 novels including Williwaw, Myra Breckenridge, and The American Chronicles, plus short stories, plays, and numerous works of nonfiction