https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2012/08/13/why-gore-vidal-norman-mailer-and-truman-capote-all-failed-to-write-the-great-american-novel/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 07:58:17 -0400<![CDATA[Many commentators have suggested that the passing of Gore Vidal at age eighty-six on July 31 marks the end of a remarkable generation of postwar American novelists the likes of whom we shall never see again.]]>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 07:00:33 -0400<![CDATA[Bruce Bawer]]>https://pjmedia.com/bruce-bawer-2/2012/08/13/why-gore-vidal-norman-mailer-and-truman-capote-all-failed-to-write-the-great-american-novel-n142106