Myra Breckinridge

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Determined to reinvent himself and explore new territory in his work, Gore Vidal published a provocative satirical work destined to be on a collision course with social conventions in 1968 Written as a diary, Myra Breckinridge, someone determined not to be possessed by any man, recounts her day as she lives it out in the Hollywood of the 60s Feminism, transsexuality, and a host of cinematic jokes abound. Free Read eBook Myra Breckinridge Author Gore Vidal – kino-fada.fr HOLLYWOOD QUEENRaquel Welch in tutto il suo splendore.Che il grande paese, il Nuovo Mondo, avesse perso la sua innocenza, nel 1968, il fatidico anno in cui usc questo romanzo, era un fatto gi emerso, anche noto ma che l eroe a stelle e strisce potesse incarnarsi in un transessuale Il celebre capitolo 29.Gore Vidal si chiamava in effetti Gore di cognome, una famiglia della buonissima societ , imparent...Imagine having written a book in the 1960s and been criticized over being queer, and then someone reading your book in this day and age and calling you homophobic What s the phrase I m looking for Can t win for losing Yeah That s it For the record, Gore Vidal was an intellectual who believed sex was a tool of the weak minded He didn t care much for love or physical relationships, and this book, above all else, shows that To his credit, Gore Vidal hated everyone equally, because everyo Imagine having written a book in the 1960s and been criticized over being queer, and then someone reading your book in this day and age and calling you homophobic What s the phrase I m looking for Can t win for losing Yeah That s it For the record, Gore Vidal was an intellectual who believed sex was a tool of the weak minded He didn t care much for love or physical relationships, and this book, above all else, shows that To his credit, Gore Vidal hated everyone equally, because everyone was dumber than him At least he thought so Myra Breckinridge isn t very good but it s not bad, either It s okay I m sure I would ve been properly offended if I had read this in the 60s, but reading it in 2017 has killed some of its controversy The only part that bothered me was the extended 30 page long rape scene I was uncomfortable throughout, but I m sure that was ...I m a bit baffled by all the people who are offended by the retrograde gender politics of this book Is it transphobic Sure, at times It s also at times equally misogynistic as it is man hating, homophobic as it is radically queer, elitist as it is populist, anti hippie as it is anti East Coast elite The contradictions and topics to take offense at are limitless This is a true satire, lashing out at all who stand in Myra s path including Myra herself Everyone and everything is so comple I m a bit baffled by all the people who are offended by the retrograde gender politics of this book Is it transphobic Sure, at times It s also at times equally misogynistic as it is man hating, homophobic as it is radically queer, elitist as it is populist, anti hippie as it is anti East Coast elite The contradictions and topics to take offense at are limitless This is a true satire, lashing out at all who stand in Myra s path including Myra herself Everyone and everything is so completely over the top and preposterous in this universe, and the plo...A short, depraved, outrageous farce that amuses and bemuses Both funny and unsettling Comedy and tragedy collide.Gore Vidal manages to pour scorn on everyone and everything, especially the culture of late 1960 s Southern California and everything that went into making it what it was The central character, Myra, is a seductive anti heroine whom we may simultaneously root for and despise The farce is apparent early when we see Myra as alternately a mouthpiece for Vidal and an object for his sc A short, depraved, outrageous farce that amuses and bemuses Both funny and unsettling Comedy and tragedy collide.Gore Vidal manages to pour scorn on everyone and everything, especially the culture of late 1960 s Southern California and everything t...One of 1968 s shocking bestsellers that is now a bit of a slog As Couples is to Updike interestingly, the longueurs of both novels are attempts at Joycean stream of consciousness But Myra s voice is memorable, and that counts for something.Writing does not get better than this, but it s definitely not for everyone It s sick and twisted, but hilarious and beautifully written Myra Breckinridge is the most powerful female character in books thanks to the voice given to her by Vidal I could listen to her talk all day.Transphobic, misogynistic, anti semitic, smug The transsexual woman as insane, murderous rapist is a fairly tiresome offensive storyline especially when the ending involves Myra recovering from her insanity to return to life as Myron Despite Gore Vidal s obvious pleasure with himself as some kind of subversive, the majority of the characters and storylines are actually fairly shallow undeveloped It appears that the success of ...Reading any work by Gore Vidal, I am always amazed at how well it stands the test of time Many of the references in Myra Breckinridge are dated and certainly would have been at the time of its publication as well , and yet the themes of the story still ring eerily true today Sexual politics, gender roles, the nature of celebrity all of these ideas play out today much as they play out in the novel In particular, the quest for celebrity in the book calls to mind reality television stars of t Reading any work by Gore Vidal, I am always amazed at how well it stands the test of time Many of the references in Myra Breckinridge are dated and certainly would have been at the time of its publication as well , and yet the themes of the story still ring eerily true today Sexual politics, gender roles, the nature of celebrity all of these ideas play out today much as they play out in the novel In particular, the quest for celebrity in the book calls to mind reality television stars of today.The novel, presented primarily as a series of diary entries, is, on the surface, the story of Myra Breckinridge as she moves to Hollywood to receive her rightful inheritance as the widow of one Myron Breckinridge While there, she gets tangled up with an Academy that teaches young people to be stars and uses these students as pawns in her game to shift ideas about gender and se...Myra Breckinridge is a classic, brilliant satire of Hollywood A man, obsessed with bringing down Hollywood, gets a sex change to turn into a gorgeous actress hellbent on destroying mainstream cinema as we know it Hilarious, really clever.If I had to choose one book that sums up what you might call the gay sensibility it would be this, the story of a power hungry transsexual rampaging her way through a dismal American college, ravishing hot jocks and referencing 40s films on every page I was so obsessed by Myra Breckinridge in my 20s that I actually started writing my own diary in her voice The sequel, Myron, is just as good I was absolutely horrified when, after Vidal s death, serious literary commentators suggested that he If I had to choose one book that sums up what you might call the gay sensibility it would be this, the story of a power hungry transsexual rampaging her way through a dismal...

Myra Breckinridge
  • English
  • 05 July 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 264 pages
  • 1125979488
  • Gore Vidal
  • Myra Breckinridge