VIDAL, GORE — Live From Golgotha

New York, Random House. 1992, 1st US Edition. (ISBN: 0679416110) Hardcover. Book, 'The Gospel according to Gore Vidal" A satirical take on the Crucifixion " Thanks to a breakthrough in computer software, an NBC crew is racing into the past to capture -- live from the suburb of Golgotha -- the Crucifixion, for a TV special guaranteed to boost the network's ratings in the fall sweeps.As a stream of visitors from twentieth-century America channel in to the first-century Holy Land -- Mary Baker Eddy, Shirley MacLaine, Oral Roberts and family -- Timothy struggles to complete his story. But is Timothy's text really Hacker-proof? And how will he deal with the truth about Jesus' eating disorder? Above all, will he get the anchor slot for the Big Show at Golgotha without representation by a major agency, like CAA 1,896 years in the future? Tune in. 227p. New/New.