Myra Breckinridge
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Myra Breckinridge is a 1968 satirical novel by Gore Vidal written in the form of a diary. Described by the critic Dennis Altman as "part of a major cultural assault on the assumed norms of gender and
Cover of the first edition
Oh! Calcutta!
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Oh! Calcutta! is an avant-garde, risqué theatrical revue created by British drama critic Kenneth Tynan and produced by Hillard Elkins. The show, consisting of sketches on sex-related topics, debuted O
Myra Breckinridge
…wonders how he could ever have held such grandiose aspirations. Vidal first contemplated writing Myra Breckinridge as a sketch for the risqué revue Oh! Calcutta! but quickly decided to develop the story into a novel. He wrote the first draft in Rome over the course of a month. About two weeks into writing the…
Oh! Calcutta! original cast album cover
Billboard on Broadway in 1981