고어 비달

소개

유진 루서 고어 비달(영어: Eugene Luther Gore Vidal, 영어 발음: /vɪˈdɑːl/, 본명: 유진 루이스 비달·Eugene Louis Vidal, 1925년 10월 3일~ 2012년 7월 31일)은 미국의 소설가, 수필가, 극작가, 정치인, 정당인, 정치 평론가, 영화 각본가, 영화 배우, 방송인이다.

Eugene Luther Gore Vidal was an American writer and public intellectual known for his cynical epigrammatic wit. His novels and essays criticized the social and sexual norms he perceived as driving American life. Vidal was heavily involved in politics, and unsuccessfully sought office twice as a Democratic Party candidate, first in 1960 to the United States House of Representatives, and later in 1982 to the United States Senate.