We promote the study, preservation, and celebration of Norman Mailer’s life and work.
The Norman Mailer Society, a non-profit organization, was founded in 2003 to celebrate Norman Mailer, author of 40 books and the chronicler of the American Century. It has approximately 300 members and meets annually for three days for panels, papers, films and informal discussion about the life, work, and reputation of the late Mr. Mailer.
This Day in Mailerian History
Did You Know? (1965) Mailer spoke to his largest live audience, about 10,000 people, at a Berkeley teach-in on May 21, 1965. The event, organized by Jerry Rubin and others at the University of California, Berkeley, reflects Mailer's role in antiwar public life.
Source: Lennon, J. Michael. "Berkeley Audience." ↗
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