{"product_id":"the-messiah-paperback","title":"The Messiah - 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)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.76 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47226957824249,"sku":"9780141180397","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/QTAweDZxSXMxWWxvaFE5cXg2cTg5dz09.webp?v=1768273709","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-messiah-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}