{"product_id":"myra-breckinridge-paperback","title":"Myra Breckinridge - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGore Vidal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCamille Paglia\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe outrageous and immortal, gender-bending and polymorphously perverse, over-the-top, and utterly on-target comic masterpiece from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBurr\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLincoln\u003c\/i\u003e, and the National Book Award-winning \u003ci\u003eUnited States\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith a new introduction by Camille Paglia\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I am Myra Breckinridge, whom no man will ever possess.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFifty years after its first publication unleashed gales of laughter, delight, and ferocious dissent (\"Has literary decency fallen so low?\" asked \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eMyra Breckinridge\u003c\/i\u003e's moment to instruct and delight has once again arrived.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGore Vidal\u003c\/b\u003e (1925-2012) was born at the United States Military Academy at West Point. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eWilliwaw\u003c\/i\u003e, written when he was 19 years old and serving in the army, appeared in the spring of 1946. He wrote 23 novels, five plays, many screenplays, short stories, well over 200 essays, and a memoir. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCAMILLE 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 \u003ci\u003eGlittering Images\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBreak, Blow, Burn; Vamps \u0026amp; Tramps\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSex, Art, and American Culture\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eSexual Personae. \u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47259345584377,"sku":"9780525566502","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/BC7KZD9jwp9780525566502.webp?v=1768770560","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/myra-breckinridge-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}