{"product_id":"the-messiah-paperback-by-gore-vidal","title":"The Messiah Paperback by Gore Vidal","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003ePenguin Classics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(1998-01-01)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e272\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780141180397\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e216.59\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e19.68 x 13.08 x 1.78\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \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\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \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                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46551981883553,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780141180397","price":24.7,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780141180397.jpg?v=1781701486","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-messiah-paperback-by-gore-vidal","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}