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  1. Nachem Malech Mailer (January 31, 1923 – November 10, 2007), known by his pen name Norman Kingsley Mailer, was an American novelist, journalist, playwright, 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. [1]

  2. May 3, 2024 · Norman Mailer, American novelist and journalist best known for using a form of journalism, called New Journalism, that combines the imaginative subjectivity of literature with the more objective qualities of journalism. Learn more about Mailer’s life and work, including his notable books.

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  3. Nov 10, 2007 · Norman Mailer, the combative, controversial and often outspoken novelist who loomed over American letters longer and larger than any writer of his generation, died today in Manhattan....

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  5. Dec 19, 2022 · In a new book, “Tough Guy: The Life of Norman Mailer,” the British literary scholar and biographer Richard Bradford has produced an almost entirely negative portrait of a man whose life is ...

  6. Nov 10, 2007 · Norman Mailer was a prolific and influential writer who explored various genres and topics, from novels and non-fiction to politics and boxing. He was known for his creative non-fiction style, his combative nature and his controversial views on U.S. society and culture.

  7. Nov 10, 2007 · NEW YORK — 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 ...

  8. Oct 19, 2001 · A Brief History of Norman Mailer. by J. Michael Lennon, Professor of English, Wilkes University. Among our major living writers, Norman Mailer is perhaps the most well-known, both in the...

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