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Jules Carry: Tweaks.

2020-09-12T14:49:13Z

Tweaks.

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	~~====~~“The Greatest Thing in the World.” ''Harvard Advocate'', April, 3–6, 24–28. Story. Original title: “The Suckers and the Setup.”~~====~~		{{Big\|“The Greatest Thing in the World.” ''Harvard Advocate'', April, 3–6, 24–28. Story. Original title: “The Suckers and the Setup.”}}

	Written for {{NM}}’s sophomore writing class, English		Written for {{NM}}’s sophomore writing class, English
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	Mailer:		Mailer:
	{{cquote\|~~when~~ I found out it had won — which was at the beginning of the summer after my sophomore year — well, that fortified me, and I sat down and wrote a novel. It was called ''No Percentage''. It was just terrible. But I never questioned any longer whether I was started as a writer ([[64.1]]).}}		{{cquote\|When I found out it had won — which was at the beginning of the summer after my sophomore year — well, that fortified me, and I sat down and wrote a novel. It was called ''No Percentage''. It was just terrible. But I never questioned any longer whether I was started as a writer ([[64.1]]).}}

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Grlucas: Updates.

2019-04-06T21:31:25Z

Updates.

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	====~~="The~~ Greatest Thing in the World". ''Harvard Advocate'', April, 3–6, 24–28. Story. Original title: ~~"The~~ Suckers and the Setup".=====		====“The Greatest Thing in the World.” ''Harvard Advocate'', April, 3–6, 24–28. Story. Original title: “The Suckers and the Setup.”====

	Written for ~~[[Norman Mailer\|Mailer]]'s~~		Written for {{NM}}’s sophomore writing class, English
	sophomore writing class, English		1-A, taught by Robert Gorham David, who encouraged him to
	1-A, taught by [[Robert Gorham David]], who encouraged him to		submit it to ''Story'' magazine’s eighth annual college contest under the
	submit it to ''Story'' ~~magazine's~~ eighth
	annual college contest under the
	name Norman K[ingsley]. Mailer. It		name Norman K[ingsley]. Mailer. It
	won the first prize of $100. Mailer		won the first prize of $100. Mailer
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	Norman T. Kingsley.		Norman T. Kingsley.

	Rpt: [[Story 19]]		Rpt: ''Story'' 19
	(November–December), 17–26; ''Hold Your Breath: Suspense Stories'', edited		(November–December), 17–26; ''Hold Your Breath: Suspense Stories'', edited
	by Alfred Hitchcock. New York: Dell		by Alfred Hitchcock. New York: Dell
	(no. 260), 1947; Story: The Fiction of		(no. 260), 1947; ''Story: The Fiction of the Forties'', edited by Whit Burnett
	the Forties, edited by Whit Burnett
	and Hallie Burnett. New York: E.P.		and Hallie Burnett. New York: E.P.
	Dutton, 1949; [[59.13]] (preceded by an		Dutton, 1949; [[59.13]] (preceded by an introductory “advertisement”), [[67.11]],
	introductory ~~"advertisement"~~), [[67.11]],
	[[82.19]]. See [[75.14]], [[77.2]], [[83.10]], [[89.10]], and		[[82.19]]. See [[75.14]], [[77.2]], [[83.10]], [[89.10]], and
	the editorial in ''Harvard Crimson'',		the editorial in ''Harvard Crimson'',
	21 April, 2, the first published		21 April, 2, the first published
	critical (and favorable) comment		critical (and favorable) comment
	on ~~Mailer's~~ work. See also [[13.2]].		on Mailer’s work. See also [[13.2]].

	Mailer:		Mailer:
	{{cquote\|when I found out it had won — which was at the beginning of the summer after my sophomore year — well, that fortified me, and I sat down and wrote a novel. It was called ''No Percentage''. It was just terrible. But I never questioned any longer whether I was started as a writer ([[64.1]]).}}		{{cquote\|when I found out it had won — which was at the beginning of the summer after my sophomore year — well, that fortified me, and I sat down and wrote a novel. It was called ''No Percentage''. It was just terrible. But I never questioned any longer whether I was started as a writer ([[64.1]]).}}

	~~<gallery>~~		{{Gallery
	File:41-1.jpg\|''Harvard Advocate'', April 1941.		\|width=200
	File:41-1a.jpg\|''Story'', November–December 1941.		\|height=200
	File:41-1b.jpg\|''Hold Your Breath'', 1941.		\|align=left
	</~~gallery~~>		\|File:41-1.jpg\|''Harvard Advocate'', April 1941.
			\|File:41-1a.jpg\|''Story'', November–December 1941.
			\|File:41-1b.jpg\|''Hold Your Breath'', 1941.
			}}
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Grlucas: Added nav templates.

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Grlucas: Moved category.

2018-11-29T21:47:11Z

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			[[Category:Works]]
	[[Category:Works in the 1940s]]		[[Category:Works in the 1940s]]
	[[Category:Works in 1941]]		[[Category:Works in 1941]]
	~~[[Category:Works]]~~
	[[Category:Stories]]		[[Category:Stories]]

Grlucas: Started page.

2018-11-29T12:56:41Z

Started page.

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====="The Greatest Thing in the World". ''Harvard Advocate'', April, 3–6, 24–28. Story. Original title: "The Suckers and the Setup".=====

Written for [[Norman Mailer|Mailer]]'s
sophomore writing class, English
1-A, taught by [[Robert Gorham David]], who encouraged him to
submit it to ''Story'' magazine's eighth
annual college contest under the
name Norman K[ingsley]. Mailer. It
won the first prize of $100. Mailer
ceased using his middle initial and
name after college, although he
employed it once for his 1971 movie,
''Maidstone: A Mystery'' ([[71.28]]), in
which the director-hero is called
Norman T. Kingsley.

Rpt: [[Story 19]]
(November–December), 17–26; ''Hold Your Breath: Suspense Stories'', edited
by Alfred Hitchcock. New York: Dell
(no. 260), 1947; Story: The Fiction of
the Forties, edited by Whit Burnett
and Hallie Burnett. New York: E.P.
Dutton, 1949; [[59.13]] (preceded by an
introductory "advertisement"), [[67.11]],
[[82.19]]. See [[75.14]], [[77.2]], [[83.10]], [[89.10]], and
the editorial in ''Harvard Crimson'',
21 April, 2, the first published
critical (and favorable) comment
on Mailer's work. See also [[13.2]].

Mailer:
{{cquote|when I found out it had won — which was at the beginning of the summer after my sophomore year — well, that fortified me, and I sat down and wrote a novel. It was called ''No Percentage''. It was just terrible. But I never questioned any longer whether I was started as a writer ([[64.1]]).}}

<gallery>
File:41-1.jpg|''Harvard Advocate'', April 1941.
File:41-1a.jpg|''Story'', November–December 1941.
File:41-1b.jpg|''Hold Your Breath'', 1941.
</gallery>

{{1940s|state=expanded}}

[[Category:Works in the 1940s]]
[[Category:Works in 1941]]
[[Category:Works]]
[[Category:Stories]]