Mailer, Norman

Dates:
Active 1957
Active 1972

Biographical notes:

American writer.

From the description of Letters to Theodore S. Amussen [manuscript], [ca. 1948?]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647823381

Norman Mailer was an American author and celebrity, admired for his novels and social commentary, and winner of two Pulitzer Prizes. Born in New Jersey and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Mailer became interested in writing while studying aeronautical engineering at Harvard. He served in World War II, which led to the acclaimed novel, The Naked and the Dead; Mailer's work and persona becaming increasingly controversial, as he helped develop the New Journalism genre, leading to the Pulitzer Prize winners, The Armies of the Night and The Executioner's Song. In addition to novels, Mailer wrote essays, a play, journalism, and biography, as well as contributing to movies as an actor, director, and writer. He was also known for his political activism.

From the description of Norman Mailer letters, portrait, and program for Deer Park, 1960-1967. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 310116110

American author.

From the description of Norman Mailer miscellany, 1957-1972. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 214298929

Norman Mailer is an author and celebrity, admired for his novels and social commentary. Increasingly outspoken and perceived as a radical, Mailer's experimentation with literary forms and genres expresses alienation and disillusionment with American society.

From the description of Norman Mailer letter to Helmut Kirschstein, 1965 July 15. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 51989847

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Subjects:

  • Authors, American
  • Authors, American
  • Boxing
  • German language
  • Male authors, American
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945

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  • United States (as recorded)
  • Philippines (as recorded)

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