Norman Mailer No More

Kevy Baby · 11-10-2007, 10:18 AM

Biographer: Norman Mailer Dead at Age 84

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NEW YORK (AP) - Norman Mailer, the macho prince of American letters who for decades reigned as the country's literary conscience and provocateur with such books as "The Naked and the Dead" and "The Executioner's Song" died Saturday, his literary executor said. He was 84.

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flippyshark · 11-10-2007, 11:34 AM

Admittedly, a major contemporary author I haven't ever read. Anyone have any favorites to recommend?

(FWIW, I saw the TV movie of The Executioner's Song, but that doesn't really count.)

Strangler Lewis · 11-10-2007, 11:48 AM

It's been a long time, but given the beat/swank focus of this board, I would recommend his essay "The White Negro."

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