Mailer: A BiographyUndeniably one of the most controversial figures of the past half-century, Mailer has also been one of the most influential. He has both made the news and commented on it with an originality that has permanently altered America's literary landscape. Mary Dearborn had unprecedented access to Mailer's friends, relations, and antagonists, who provided key insights to fill in the familiar outlines of the Mailer myth, the brilliant successes and notorious failures. As splendidly told by Dearborn, Mailer's story is, for good or ill, the story of our times. |
Contents
THE KING | 11 |
HARVARD | 22 |
THE ARMY | 36 |
PARIS | 50 |
POLITICS AND HOLLYWOOD | 65 |
ENTER ADELE | 77 |
THE DEER PARK | 91 |
HIP | 108 |
THE CANDIDATE | 259 |
THE MOON | 273 |
THE PRISONER OF SEX | 283 |
THE TERROR OF THE TV TALK SHOW | 297 |
MAILER AND MONROE | 313 |
RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE | 326 |
INTO THE HEARTLAND | 339 |
A RECKONING | 352 |
THE WHITE NEGRO | 123 |
LITERARY POLITICIAN | 137 |
BEYOND THE LAW | 155 |
THE NEW JOURNALIST | 171 |
CHANGING PARTNERS | 189 |
A GAMBLE AND A NEW DIRECTION | 203 |
PROJECTS | 216 |
THE ARMIES OF THE NIGHT | 230 |
1968 | 247 |
EGYPT AND A BRUSH WITH THE LAW | 364 |
A MISTRESS A PATRON AND A THRILLER | 378 |
THE HALLS OF POWER THE CIA AND PEN | 393 |
AMONG THE SPOOKS | 407 |
EPILOGUE | 417 |
Notes | 428 |
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