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Myra Breckinridge
With a new introduction by Camille Paglia
"I am Myra Breckinridge, whom no man will ever possess."
So begins the irresistible testimony of the luscious instructor of Empathy and Posture at Buck Loner's Academy of Drama and Modeling. Myra has a secret that only her surgeon shares; a passion for classic Hollywood films, which she regards as the supreme achievements of Western culture; and a sacred mission to bring heteronormative civilization to its knees.
Fifty years after its first publication unleashed gales of laughter, delight, and ferocious dissent ("Has literary decency fallen so low?" asked Time), Myra Breckinridge's moment to instruct and delight has once again arrived.
Book Details
- Publisher: Vintage
- Publish Date: May 21st, 2019
- Pages: 240
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 7.90in - 5.10in - 0.80in - 0.65lb
- EAN: 9780525566502
- Categories: • Satire• Romance - LGBTQ+ - General• Classics
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About the Author
CAMILLE PAGLIA is the University Professor of Humanities and Media Studies at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. A regular contributor to Salon.com, she is the author of Glittering Images; Break, Blow, Burn; Vamps & Tramps; Sex, Art, and American Culture; and Sexual Personae.
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Historian and Author. I tweet facts that happened on This Day in History at 8:30 AM (GMT). it’s a daily journey to educate and entertain. I’m only on Twitter.
3 October 1925. Gore Vidal was born in West Point, New York, USA. He was an acclaimed novelist and intellectual. His erudite novels often explored the nature of corruption in public life and include: The City and the Pillar, Julian, Myra Breckinridge, Burr, and Lincoln. https://t.co/3B7icyquXc
Essayist, poet, critic, translator, and so on
Gore Vidal novels that are based on real life (Myra Breckinridge) imply the existence of Gore Vidal novels that are cringe (The City and the Pillar).
Award-winning author, These Words Are True and Faithful. Writing gay erotic novels that examine the psychological aspects of BDSM relationships. 🔞 #writelgbtq
#IndiePride2 Q4. What LGBT+ book impacted you growing up? Myra Breckinridge by Gore Vidal Conundrum by Jan Morris If books with coded messages by gay authors count: A Separate Peace by John Knowles Fun with Your New Head by Thomas M. Disch https://t.co/2DGtJo4EOl
What people are saying
Historian and Author. I tweet facts that happened on This Day in History at 8:30 AM (GMT). it’s a daily journey to educate and entertain. I’m only on Twitter.
3 October 1925. Gore Vidal was born in West Point, New York, USA. He was an acclaimed novelist and intellectual. His erudite novels often explored the nature of corruption in public life and include: The City and the Pillar, Julian, Myra Breckinridge, Burr, and Lincoln. https://t.co/3B7icyquXc