1989

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Frontmatter Home Preface Introduction Introduction to the Digital Edition
Bibliographies First Editions Key Texts for Mailer Studies Bibliographies Biographies Criticism Cultural Backgrounds
Works Works Index NM’s Introductions The Big Bite Mailer for Mayor Abbott Affair
Days Days Index Important Dates
Further Reading Norman Mailer's Bestsellers
Index Index of Names Works Categories Days Categories
Books • Projects

In February and March, Mailer attends meetings and writes statements in support of Salman Rushdie.

On 11 October, he receives the Emerson-Thoreau Medal for distinguished achievement in literature from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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  Helen Vendler, NM, Leo L. Beranek, 1989. Photo by Ivan Massar.

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  NM and Castro in 1989. Photo by Lawrence Schiller.