Martin Peretz, March 17, 1964 - Revision history

Jules Carry: Added Patterson link.

2019-04-06T23:10:56Z

Added Patterson link.

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	Thanks for your letter. I’m not sure I’m going to go into a ski cabin next year, for it proved expensive, and full of headaches this season.		Thanks for your letter. I’m not sure I’m going to go into a ski cabin next year, for it proved expensive, and full of headaches this season.

	I still have my nose deep in the serial and I’m not sure I ever want to write a novel this way again. For cumulative fatigue may get in the way of finishing the book properly. I hope not, I think I still haven’t lost the book, but I’m feeling wrung out, dull, and smoking too many cigarettes these days. Forgive the lugubrious tone—I think I’m still recovering from the Clay-Liston fight.<ref>Mailer watched Cassius Clay, now known as [[w:Muhammad Ali\|Muhammad Ali]], defeat [[w:Sonny Liston\|Sonny Liston]] for the heavyweight championship in Miami on 25 February 1964.</ref> One of my secret dreams was to see Patterson and Liston have a great third fight.		I still have my nose deep in the serial and I’m not sure I ever want to write a novel this way again. For cumulative fatigue may get in the way of finishing the book properly. I hope not, I think I still haven’t lost the book, but I’m feeling wrung out, dull, and smoking too many cigarettes these days. Forgive the lugubrious tone—I think I’m still recovering from the Clay-Liston fight.<ref>Mailer watched Cassius Clay, now known as [[w:Muhammad Ali\|Muhammad Ali]], defeat [[w:Sonny Liston\|Sonny Liston]] for the heavyweight championship in Miami on 25 February 1964.</ref> One of my secret dreams was to see [[w:Floyd Patterson\|Patterson]] and Liston have a great third fight.

	::::::::::::::::::::Best for now,<br />		::::::::::::::::::::Best for now,<br />

Grlucas: Updated, fixed entry.

2019-04-06T20:54:30Z

Updated, fixed entry.

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	Dear Marty,<ref>~~{{NM}}’s letter to [[w:Martin Peretz\|Martin Peretz]], Now editor~~-in-chief of ''The New Republic, Peretz~~'' (1939-)~~ was a professor at Harvard when Mailer met him in the early 1960s. ~~Mailer watched Cassius Clay, now known as Muhammad Ali (1942-), defeat Sonny Liston for the heavyweight championship in Miami on 25 February 1964}~~</ref>}		Dear Marty,<ref>Editor-in-chief of ''The New Republic'', [[w:Martin Peretz\|Martin Peretz]] was a professor at Harvard when Mailer met him in the early 1960s.</ref>

	Thanks for your letter. I’m not sure I’m going to go into a ski cabin next year, for it proved expensive, and full of headaches this season.		Thanks for your letter. I’m not sure I’m going to go into a ski cabin next year, for it proved expensive, and full of headaches this season.

	I still have my nose deep in the serial and I’m not sure I ever want to write a novel this way again. For cumulative fatigue may get in the way of finishing the book properly. I hope not, I think I still haven’t lost the book, but I’m feeling wrung out, dull, and smoking too many cigarettes these days. Forgive the lugubrious tone—I think I’m still recovering from the Clay-Liston fight. One of my secret dreams was to see Patterson and Liston have a great third fight.		I still have my nose deep in the serial and I’m not sure I ever want to write a novel this way again. For cumulative fatigue may get in the way of finishing the book properly. I hope not, I think I still haven’t lost the book, but I’m feeling wrung out, dull, and smoking too many cigarettes these days. Forgive the lugubrious tone—I think I’m still recovering from the Clay-Liston fight.<ref>Mailer watched Cassius Clay, now known as [[w:Muhammad Ali\|Muhammad Ali]], defeat [[w:Sonny Liston\|Sonny Liston]] for the heavyweight championship in Miami on 25 February 1964.</ref> One of my secret dreams was to see Patterson and Liston have a great third fight.

	::::::::::::::::::::Best for now,<br />		::::::::::::::::::::Best for now,<br />
	::::::::::::::::::::Norman		::::::::::::::::::::Norman

Dillbug: Format changes

2019-04-06T16:21:26Z

Format changes

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	Dear Marty,<ref>{{NM}}’s letter to [[w:Martin Peretz\|Martin Peretz]], Now editor-in-chief of The New Republic, Peretz (1939-) was a professor at Harvard when Mailer met him in the early 1960s. Mailer watched Cassius Clay, now known as Muhammad Ali (1942-), defeat Sonny Liston for the heavyweight championship in Miami on 25 February 1964}</ref>}		Dear Marty,<ref>{{NM}}’s letter to [[w:Martin Peretz\|Martin Peretz]], Now editor-in-chief of ''The New Republic, Peretz'' (1939-) was a professor at Harvard when Mailer met him in the early 1960s. Mailer watched Cassius Clay, now known as Muhammad Ali (1942-), defeat Sonny Liston for the heavyweight championship in Miami on 25 February 1964}</ref>}

	Thanks for your letter. I’m not sure I’m going to go into a ski cabin next year, for it proved expensive, and full of headaches this season.		Thanks for your letter. I’m not sure I’m going to go into a ski cabin next year, for it proved expensive, and full of headaches this season.

Dillbug: Format changes

2019-04-06T16:12:03Z

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	I still have my nose deep in the serial and I’m not sure I ever want to write a novel this way again. For cumulative fatigue may get in the way of finishing the book properly. I hope not, I think I still haven’t lost the book, but I’m feeling wrung out, dull, and smoking too many cigarettes these days. Forgive the lugubrious tone—I think I’m still recovering from the Clay-Liston fight. One of my secret dreams was to see Patterson and Liston have a great third fight.		I still have my nose deep in the serial and I’m not sure I ever want to write a novel this way again. For cumulative fatigue may get in the way of finishing the book properly. I hope not, I think I still haven’t lost the book, but I’m feeling wrung out, dull, and smoking too many cigarettes these days. Forgive the lugubrious tone—I think I’m still recovering from the Clay-Liston fight. One of my secret dreams was to see Patterson and Liston have a great third fight.
	:::::::::::::::::::::Best for now,<br />		::::::::::::::::::::Best for now,<br />
	:::::::::::::::::::::Norman		::::::::::::::::::::Norman
	~~:::::::::::::::::::::Norman Mailer~~
	{{Letterhead end}}		{{Letterhead end}}

Dillbug: corrected wording

2019-04-06T00:44:54Z

corrected wording

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	Dear Marty,<ref>{{NM}}’s letter to [[w:Martin Peretz\|Martin Peretz]]~~, Mailer’s letter to Martin Peretz~~,Now editor-in-chief of The New Republic, Peretz (1939-) was a professor at Harvard when Mailer met him in the early 1960s. Mailer watched Cassius Clay, now known as Muhammad Ali (1942-), defeat Sonny Liston for the heavyweight championship in Miami on 25 February 1964}</ref>}		Dear Marty,<ref>{{NM}}’s letter to [[w:Martin Peretz\|Martin Peretz]], Now editor-in-chief of The New Republic, Peretz (1939-) was a professor at Harvard when Mailer met him in the early 1960s. Mailer watched Cassius Clay, now known as Muhammad Ali (1942-), defeat Sonny Liston for the heavyweight championship in Miami on 25 February 1964}</ref>}

	Thanks for your letter. I’m not sure I’m going to go into a ski cabin next year, for it proved expensive, and full of headaches this season.		Thanks for your letter. I’m not sure I’m going to go into a ski cabin next year, for it proved expensive, and full of headaches this season.

Dillbug: Added reference link

2019-04-06T00:35:22Z

Added reference link

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	Dear Marty,<ref>~~Mailer’s~~ letter to Martin Peretz, Mailer’s letter to Martin Peretz,Now editor-in-chief of The New Republic, Peretz (1939-) was a professor at Harvard when Mailer met him in the early 1960s. Mailer watched Cassius Clay, now known as Muhammad Ali (1942-), defeat Sonny Liston for the heavyweight championship in Miami on 25 February 1964}</ref>}		Dear Marty,<ref>{{NM}}’s letter to [[w:Martin Peretz\|Martin Peretz]], Mailer’s letter to Martin Peretz,Now editor-in-chief of The New Republic, Peretz (1939-) was a professor at Harvard when Mailer met him in the early 1960s. Mailer watched Cassius Clay, now known as Muhammad Ali (1942-), defeat Sonny Liston for the heavyweight championship in Miami on 25 February 1964}</ref>}

	Thanks for your letter. I’m not sure I’m going to go into a ski cabin next year, for it proved expensive, and full of headaches this season.		Thanks for your letter. I’m not sure I’m going to go into a ski cabin next year, for it proved expensive, and full of headaches this season.

Dillbug: Added reference link

2019-04-05T23:08:44Z

Added reference link

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	Dear Marty,<ref>Mailer’s letter to Martin Peretz, Mailer’s letter to Martin Peretz,Now editor-in-chief of The New Republic, Peretz (1939-) was a professor at Harvard when Mailer met him in the early 1960s. Mailer watched Cassius Clay, now known as Muhammad Ali (1942-), defeat Sonny Liston for the heavyweight championship in Miami on 25 February 1964}}<ref>		Dear Marty,<ref>Mailer’s letter to Martin Peretz, Mailer’s letter to Martin Peretz,Now editor-in-chief of The New Republic, Peretz (1939-) was a professor at Harvard when Mailer met him in the early 1960s. Mailer watched Cassius Clay, now known as Muhammad Ali (1942-), defeat Sonny Liston for the heavyweight championship in Miami on 25 February 1964}</ref>}

	Thanks for your letter. I’m not sure I’m going to go into a ski cabin next year, for it proved expensive, and full of headaches this season.		Thanks for your letter. I’m not sure I’m going to go into a ski cabin next year, for it proved expensive, and full of headaches this season.

Dillbug: corrections to typing

2019-04-05T23:07:25Z

corrections to typing

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	Thanks for your letter. I’m not sure I’m going to go into a ski cabin next year, for it proved expensive, and full of headaches this season.		Thanks for your letter. I’m not sure I’m going to go into a ski cabin next year, for it proved expensive, and full of headaches this season.

	I still have my nose deep in the serial and I’m not sure I ever want to write a novel this way again. For cumulative fatigue may get in the way of finishing the book ~~roperly~~. I hope not, I think I still haven’t lost the book, but I’m feeling wrung out, dull, and smoking too many cigarettes these days. Forgive the lugubrious tone—I think I’m still recovering from the Clay-Liston fight. One of my secret dreams was to see Patterson and Liston have a great third fight.		I still have my nose deep in the serial and I’m not sure I ever want to write a novel this way again. For cumulative fatigue may get in the way of finishing the book properly. I hope not, I think I still haven’t lost the book, but I’m feeling wrung out, dull, and smoking too many cigarettes these days. Forgive the lugubrious tone—I think I’m still recovering from the Clay-Liston fight. One of my secret dreams was to see Patterson and Liston have a great third fight.
	:::::::::::::::::::::Best for now,<br />		:::::::::::::::::::::Best for now,<br />
	:::::::::::::::::::::Norman		:::::::::::::::::::::Norman

Dillbug: Added Letter

2019-04-05T23:06:32Z

Added Letter

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{{Letterhead start|styles = margin: 2em 2em 2em 2em}}

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Dear Marty,<ref>Mailer’s letter to Martin Peretz, Mailer’s letter to Martin Peretz,Now editor-in-chief of The New Republic, Peretz (1939-) was a professor at Harvard when Mailer met him in the early 1960s. Mailer watched Cassius Clay, now known as Muhammad Ali (1942-), defeat Sonny Liston for the heavyweight championship in Miami on 25 February 1964}}<ref>

Thanks for your letter. I’m not sure I’m going to go into a ski cabin next year, for it proved expensive, and full of headaches this season.

I still have my nose deep in the serial and I’m not sure I ever want to write a novel this way again. For cumulative fatigue may get in the way of finishing the book roperly. I hope not, I think I still haven’t lost the book, but I’m feeling wrung out, dull, and smoking too many cigarettes these days. Forgive the lugubrious tone—I think I’m still recovering from the Clay-Liston fight. One of my secret dreams was to see Patterson and Liston have a great third fight.
:::::::::::::::::::::Best for now,<br />
:::::::::::::::::::::Norman
:::::::::::::::::::::Norman Mailer
{{Letterhead end}}

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