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{{dc|dc=“L|ipton’s Journal” cannot be fully understood}} outside of Mailer’s friendship with Lindner. We are lucky to have the bulk of their correspondence and can thus get a glimpse of the texture of their relationship.  
{{dc|dc=“L|ipton’s Journal” cannot be fully understood}} outside of {{NM}}’s friendship with [[Robert Lindner|Lindner]]. We are lucky to have the bulk of their correspondence and can thus get a glimpse of the texture of their relationship.  


Robert Lindner came into Mailer’s life at a particularly difficult time—a period in which he was still reeling from a formidable blow to his ego after the failure of ''Barbary Shore'', and was writing his new novel ''The Deer Park'' under a cloud of uncertainty. For many this would have been a good time to consider turning to a psychotherapist for help. So, perhaps it is not surprising that after reading ''Prescription for a Rebellion'', Mailer felt compelled to write to the author. It seems that Mailer knew he had found a rare bird—a psychoanalyst who would not squelch his creativity and would help him remain a rebel with a cause. On November 18, 1952 Mailer sent his first letter to Lindner opening the gate for an intense and fertile friendship that lasted until Lindner’s untimely death in February, 1956.
Robert Lindner came into Mailer’s life at a particularly difficult time—a period in which he was still reeling from a formidable blow to his ego after the failure of ''Barbary Shore'', and was writing his new novel ''The Deer Park'' under a cloud of uncertainty. For many this would have been a good time to consider turning to a psychotherapist for help. So, perhaps it is not surprising that after reading ''Prescription for a Rebellion'', Mailer felt compelled to write to the author. It seems that Mailer knew he had found a rare bird—a psychoanalyst who would not squelch his creativity and would help him remain a rebel with a cause. On November 18, 1952 Mailer sent his first letter to Lindner opening the gate for an intense and fertile friendship that lasted until Lindner’s untimely death in February, 1956.