Norman Mailer: A Collection of Critical Essays

20th Century Views

by Norman Mailer, Leo Braudy (Editor)

Norman A Collection of Critical Essays (20th Century Views)

Genres: Literary Criticism

185 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1972

About the author

Norman Kingsley Mailer was an American novelist, journalist, essayist, poet, playwright, screenwriter, and film director.

Along with Truman Capote, Joan Didion, and Tom Wolfe, Mailer is considered an innovator of creative nonfiction, a genre sometimes called New Journalism, but which covers the essay to the nonfiction novel. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize twice and the National Book Award once. In 1955, Mailer, together with Ed Fancher and Dan Wolf, first published The Village Voice, which began as an arts- and politics-oriented weekly newspaper initially distributed in Greenwich Village. In 2005, he won the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from The National Book Foundation.

Reviews

[David Gagen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mostly academic articles & analysis of Mailer's writing and how his work sits amongst the traditions of Melville, Fitzgerald, Hemmingway etc. The only real highlight for me was the essay/article by James Baldwin which is so beautifully written and more of a personal reflection rather than an intellectual analysis. The rest of the Chapters are for hard-core Mailer students and academics.

[Gabriele Russo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Finale carino, non molto coinvolgente, finale un po' troppo forzato.