Legacy

Jan
10
“The White Negro”: Norman Mailer's Essay 65 Years Later

“The White Negro”: Norman Mailer's Essay 65 Years Later

“‘The White Negro’: Norman Mailer’s Essay 65 Years Later” by Peter Dreier considers Mailer’s 1957 essay in light
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Jan
07
Norman Mailer Wanted to Be Cancelled

Norman Mailer Wanted to Be Cancelled

“[Mailer] stalked the twentieth century like a proud satyr: hideous, provocative, funny and insightful, and always true to himself,” writes
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Jan
06
Mailer and the Monoculture

Mailer and the Monoculture

More on the cancel Mailer controversy. “Mailer and the Monoculture” by Geoff Shullenberger considers “The White Negro” and its continued
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Jan
05
Was Norman Mailer Canceled? His Publishers Say No.

Was Norman Mailer Canceled? His Publishers Say No.

“You can’t cancel Norman Mailer.” From The New York Times: The independent press Skyhorse acquired a new book by
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Jan
04
The Execution and Un-Execution Of Norman Mailer

The Execution and Un-Execution Of Norman Mailer

“Millennials hate him and he must go, but he’s not going anywhere,” writes Neal Pollack. He continues: On Monday,
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Oct
14
The Challenge and Reward of Norman Mailer

The Challenge and Reward of Norman Mailer

Norman Mailer in Context has been published by Cambridge University Press, edited by Mailer Society president Maggie McKinley. McKinley writes:
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Jun
09
Joan Didion on Norman Mailer's The Executioner's Song

Joan Didion on Norman Mailer's The Executioner's Song

Literary Hub has published an excerpt from Joan Didion’s 1979 review of The Executioner’s Song. I think no
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May
05
Norman Mailer: Prisoner of Sex

Norman Mailer: Prisoner of Sex

Tomiwa Owolade revisits The Prisoner of Sex. He writes: The Prisoner of Sex is an odd book. Mailer refers to
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Apr
20
A Badge of Honor

A Badge of Honor

In “A Badge of Honor,” Taki Theodoracopulos writes about Mailer and cancel culture: Mind you, to be canceled is to
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Apr
20
A Badge of Honor

A Badge of Honor

In “A Badge of Honor,” Taki Theodoracopulos writes about Mailer and cancel culture: Mind you, to be canceled is to
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