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The Messiah

By Gore Vidal

By Gore Vidal

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Part of Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin

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Jan 01, 1998 | ISBN 9780141180397

The Messiah by Gore Vidal
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Jan 01, 1998 | ISBN 9780141180397

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About The Messiah

When a mortician appears on television to declare that death is infinitely preferable to life, he sparks a religious movement that quickly leaves Christianity and most of Islam in the dust. Gore Vidal’s deft and daring blend of satire and prophecy, first published in 1954, eerily anticipates the excesses of Jim Jones, David Koresh, and the Heaven’s Gate suicide cult.

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About Gore Vidal

Gore Vidal (1925–2012) was born at the United States Military Academy at West Point. His first novel, Williwaw, written when he was 19 years old and serving in the army, appeared in the spring of 1946. He wrote 23 novels, five plays,… More about Gore Vidal

Product Details

Category: Classic Fiction | Literary Fiction

Paperback | $18.00
Published by Penguin Classics
Jan 01, 1998 | 272 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780141180397

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