by Gore Vidal · tapa dura · ISBN 9788445071588
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«Mesías» is the science fiction novel by Gore Vidal, published by Minotauro in hardcover (312 pages, in Spanish).
In contemporary California, John Cave preaches on television a creed that places death as the ultimate end of life. Surrounded by disciples who act as publicists, his movement challenges Christianity and expands globally. Eugene Luther, from exile, narrates how the media impose the cult. A satire on religion, advertising and social control.
The novel was originally published as «Messiah» in 1954; this Spanish edition includes a translation by Aurora Bernardez.
For readers of science fiction and social satire interested in criticism of the media and religion.
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.
