num_pages: 285
description: A major new collection of essays by one of America's most distinguished men of letters, including, among matters of fact, exposures of political dealings from the Adams family through Robert Moses, and, in fiction, Vidal's famous controversial study of some contemporary writers, "American Plastic," and his backward look at Tennessee Williams, "Some Memories of the Glorious Bird."
language: English
title: Matters of Fact and of Fiction: Essays 1973-1976
titlecomplete: Matters of Fact and of Fiction: Essays 1973-1976
genres: Essays, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 81
awards: awardedAt: 220953600000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Criticism
publisher: Vintage