Norman Mailer
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Norman Mailer was an American writer and public intellectual who lived from 1923 to 2007 and became known for his novels, essays, and provocative cultural commentary. He matters because he was a major literary figure whose work and outspoken personality significantly influenced American culture and letters during the latter half of the 20th century.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 31 January 1923
- Died
- 10 November 2007
- Works
- 359
Top works
- AN AMERICAN DREAM
- Heroic War Stories
- Miami and the siege of chicago
- Managing Human Resources
- American Dream 1ST Edition
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Acting · Long Branch, New Jersey, USA
Norman Kingsley Mailer (January 31, 1923 – November 10, 2007) was an American novelist, journalist, essayist, playwright, activist, filmmaker and actor. In a career spanning over six decades, Mailer had 11 best-selling books, at least one in each of the seven decades after World War II—more than any other post-war American writer. His novel The Naked and the Dead was published in 1948 and…
Known for
- How to Come Alive with Norman Mailer — Self (archive footage)2023
- The Capote Tapes — Self (voice) (archive footage)2021
- What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael — Self2019
- Best of Enemies — Self (archival)2015
- The 50 Year Argument — Himself2014
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Nachem Malech Mailer (January 31, 1923 – November 10, 2007), known by his pen name Norman Kingsley Mailer, was an American writer, journalist, and filmmaker. In a career spanning more than six decades, Mailer had 11 best-selling books, at least one in each of the seven decades after World War II.
His novel The Naked and the Dead was published in 1948 and brought him early renown. His 1968 nonfiction novel The Armies of the Night won the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction as well as the National Book Award. Among his other well-known works are An American Dream (1965), The Fight (1975) and The Executioner's Song (1979), which won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
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