Download or read book Palimpsest written by Gore Vidal and published by Little Brown. This book was released on 1996 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gore Vidal's autobiography encompasses his boyhood as page to his grandfather, Senator Gore; St. Albans school; the army; homosexual life in New York in the 40s and 50s; the early years of television; Hollywood; literary reflections, and much more.