Books like Duluth by Gore Vidal
*Duluth* is a fictional American city that resembles Dallas, crafted by Gore Vidal with the tone of a television script he once penned. In this narrative, the town’s residents, after death, materialise on screens, exposing the intimate workings of middle‑class America and the backstage world of television. Vidal’s prose blends a realistic backdrop with surreal, mid‑century media imagery, offering a critique of both suburban culture and the mass‑media industry.
First publish date: 1983
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: Gore Vidal
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