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Dear Lionel, | Dear Lionel,<ref>[[w:Lionel Abel|Abel]] was a drama professor and critic who wrote for ''[[w:Partisan Review|Partisan Review]]'' and moved in the same leftist intellectual circles as Mailer.</ref> | ||
Yes, it is possible my mind has gone somewhat bad over the years.<ref>Abel referred to Mailer in a ''Partisan Review'' essay as “Mindbad the Mailer.”</ref> Yet, in consolation, my memory for titles remains intact. ''The American Dream'', as you call it, seems actually to be ''[[An American Dream]]''. (I was thinking you see of ''An American Tragedy''.)<ref>''[[w:An American Tragedy|An American Tragedy]]'' was written by [[w:Theodore Dreiser|Theodore Dreiser]], one of Mailer’s literary heroes. He saw ''An American Dream'' as a modern extension of Dreiser’s novel and very consciously chose his title to echo it.</ref> But, if you cannot read even the first word of my book, then it occurs to me your brain if still ready, is either unwilling or unable, dear Lionel— | |||
::::::::::::::::::::Yours,<br /> | ::::::::::::::::::::Yours,<br /> | ||
::::::::::::::::::::Mindbad<ref>Abel referred to Mailer in a Partisan Review essay as “Mindbad the Mailer”.</ref> | ::::::::::::::::::::Mindbad<ref>Abel referred to Mailer in a Partisan Review essay as “Mindbad the Mailer”.</ref> | ||
cc: | cc: Irving Howe, Stanley Plastrick, Emanuel Geltman<ref>Mailer was on the Board of the leftist journal ''[[w:Dissent (American magazine)|Dissent]]'' with Stanley Plastrick, Emanuel Geltman and [[w:Irving Howe|Irving Howe]], who was its editor.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 10:14, 7 April 2019
| NORMAN MAILER’s Letters |
- 142 Columbia Heights
- Brooklyn 1, New York
- February 28, 1966
- 142 Columbia Heights
Dear Lionel,[1]
Yes, it is possible my mind has gone somewhat bad over the years.[2] Yet, in consolation, my memory for titles remains intact. The American Dream, as you call it, seems actually to be An American Dream. (I was thinking you see of An American Tragedy.)[3] But, if you cannot read even the first word of my book, then it occurs to me your brain if still ready, is either unwilling or unable, dear Lionel—
- Yours,
- Mindbad[4]
- Yours,
cc: Irving Howe, Stanley Plastrick, Emanuel Geltman[5]
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Notes
- ↑ Abel was a drama professor and critic who wrote for Partisan Review and moved in the same leftist intellectual circles as Mailer.
- ↑ Abel referred to Mailer in a Partisan Review essay as “Mindbad the Mailer.”
- ↑ An American Tragedy was written by Theodore Dreiser, one of Mailer’s literary heroes. He saw An American Dream as a modern extension of Dreiser’s novel and very consciously chose his title to echo it.
- ↑ Abel referred to Mailer in a Partisan Review essay as “Mindbad the Mailer”.
- ↑ Mailer was on the Board of the leftist journal Dissent with Stanley Plastrick, Emanuel Geltman and Irving Howe, who was its editor.
