The Best Man
by Gore Vidal

Name: The Best Man
Brand: Gore Vidal
SKU: 9780822215271
Rating: 3.97 (349 reviews)

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Unit Set/Multiple Settings American

Synopsis

THE STORY: The New York Post describes the plot as follows: ...William Russell, the ex-Secretary of State, is a wit and scholar with high liberal principles, beloved of the eggheads and suspected by practical politicians.

Joseph Cantwell is a

Themes Ex-presidents Ex-presidents--Drama Legislators--Drama Legislators PS3543.I26 B4 2001 Statesmen Statesmen--Drama

Press Reviews

"Gore Vidal's THE BEST MAN makes you wish that Vidal were writing the dialogue for the presidential debates. It brings to the backstabbing world of campaigning the bright verbal fire that All About Eve and Sweet Smell of Success brought to the backstabbing worlds of show business and journalism."
— NY Times

"A sophisticated, elegant and damnably entertaining play!"
— The New Yorker

"Gore Vidal's best play! Well-crafted and witty with surprises, reversals, pungent character sketches, satire, worldly wisdom and juicy roles for all concerned." —NY Magazine."Gore Vidal's THE BEST MAN is a winner! Extraordinarily fresh, witty, sharp and relevant."
— NY Daily News