Cover of Hollywood

Hollywood

a novel of America in the 1920s

  • 1989 first published
  • 518 pages
  • 19 editions

Published in 1989, Hollywood is an angel fiction novel by Gore Vidal. Much of the action takes place in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif. and California. Readers will find themes of motion picture industry.

11 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 19 editions across 4 languages.

It runs to roughly 518 pages — 9–10 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Motion picture industry
  • Motion picture industry in fiction
  • California
  • Hollywood, Los angeles, calif.
  • Los angeles, Calif.
  • American fiction, Fictional works by one author

Quick answers

Who wrote Hollywood?

Hollywood was written by Gore Vidal and first published in 1989.

What genre is Hollywood?

It is usually shelved as Angel Fiction.

How long is Hollywood?

The median edition has 518 pages, about 9–10 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Hollywood?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Last Tycoon, The Loved One and Get Shorty.

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