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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 [[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]]).}}


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