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A Mailer Renaissance is illustrated by other works published this year. ''[[Mind of an Outlaw]]'' (Random House) is a collection of Mailer’s essays over six decades that I was honored to have edited. This anthology attempts to introduce Mailer to a new generation of readers interested in the powerful (and often controversial) ideas of one of America’s great public intellectuals. (A precious heretofore unpublished Mailer essay on Freud is included in the volume.) [[Donald Kaufmann]]’s book, ''Norman Mailer: Legacy and Literary Americana'' (Scholar’s Publishing) examines Mailer’s connections with writers from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and raises a number of probing issues about Mailer’s literary legacy. In 2012 TASCHEN paired Mailer’s original text (his 1973 biography ''[[Marilyn]]''), words edited by J. Michael Lennon, with Bert Stern’s extraordinary photographs, a book conceived by [[Larry Schiller]]. In the same year the Criterion Collection released ''Maidstone and Other Films'', so Mailer’s four films are now available in high quality format. Times are good for Mailer Studies.

The articles selected for this issue, as always, were chosen to represent a diverse range of perspectives on Mailer’s life and work. The issue opens with a short story written by Mailer when he was a senior at Harvard. It is a rite of passage narrative, not unlike similar short stories by Hemingway and Fitzgerald when they were young, developing writers. J. Michael Lennon’s interview provides valuable insights into the mind and methodology of a biographer as well as his subject matter. Jerome Loving examines the critical connections between Mailer and Dreiser and their respective importance to American ''belles lettres''. Bob Batchelor explores strategic cultural connections among Fitzgerald, Mailer, and Bob Dylan. Erik Nakjavani reports and interprets reactions to the suicide of Ernest Hemingway. Victor Peppard and Hujun Ren, respectively, examine the emerging importance of Mailer in Russia and China. Dick Russell chronicles Mailer’s involvement in the Dynamite Club, a Washington-based group of political insiders. Mark Noonan investigates the Brooklyn roots of Norman Mailer and Arthur Miller. Carolyn ~~Yalcut~~ takes a second look at Mailer’s involvement in New Journalism. Ronald Fried explores Mailer’s boxing journalism. And there is much more as other writers probe Mailer’s connections and influence in various arenas. Further, we are proud to offer a range of creative works as well as several book reviews related to the life, work, and times of Norman Mailer.

The articles selected for this issue, as always, were chosen to represent a diverse range of perspectives on Mailer’s life and work. The issue opens with a short story written by Mailer when he was a senior at Harvard. It is a rite of passage narrative, not unlike similar short stories by Hemingway and Fitzgerald when they were young, developing writers. J. Michael Lennon’s interview provides valuable insights into the mind and methodology of a biographer as well as his subject matter. Jerome Loving examines the critical connections between Mailer and Dreiser and their respective importance to American ''belles lettres''. Bob Batchelor explores strategic cultural connections among Fitzgerald, Mailer, and Bob Dylan. Erik Nakjavani reports and interprets reactions to the suicide of Ernest Hemingway. Victor Peppard and Hujun Ren, respectively, examine the emerging importance of Mailer in Russia and China. Dick Russell chronicles Mailer’s involvement in the Dynamite Club, a Washington-based group of political insiders. Mark Noonan investigates the Brooklyn roots of Norman Mailer and Arthur Miller. Carolyn Yalkut takes a second look at Mailer’s involvement in New Journalism. Ronald Fried explores Mailer’s boxing journalism. And there is much more as other writers probe Mailer’s connections and influence in various arenas. Further, we are proud to offer a range of creative works as well as several book reviews related to the life, work, and times of Norman Mailer.

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 A Mailer Renaissance is illustrated by other works published this year. ''[[Mind of an Outlaw]]'' (Random House) is a collection of Mailer’s essays over six decades that I was honored to have edited. This anthology attempts to introduce Mailer to a new generation of readers interested in the powerful (and often controversial) ideas of one of America’s great public intellectuals. (A precious heretofore unpublished Mailer essay on Freud is included in the volume.) [[Donald Kaufmann]]’s book, ''Norman Mailer: Legacy and Literary Americana'' (Scholar’s Publishing) examines Mailer’s connections with writers from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and raises a number of probing issues about Mailer’s literary legacy. In 2012 TASCHEN paired Mailer’s original text (his 1973 biography ''[[Marilyn]]''), words edited by J. Michael Lennon, with Bert Stern’s extraordinary photographs, a book conceived by [[Larry Schiller]]. In the same year the Criterion Collection released ''Maidstone and Other Films'', so Mailer’s four films are now available in high quality format. Times are good for Mailer Studies.
-The articles selected for this issue, as always, were chosen to represent a diverse range of perspectives on Mailer’s life and work. The issue opens with a short story written by Mailer when he was a senior at Harvard. It is a rite of passage narrative, not unlike similar short stories by Hemingway and Fitzgerald when they were young, developing writers. J. Michael Lennon’s interview provides valuable insights into the mind and methodology of a biographer as well as his subject matter. Jerome Loving examines the critical connections between Mailer and Dreiser and their respective importance to American ''belles lettres''. Bob Batchelor explores strategic cultural connections among Fitzgerald, Mailer, and Bob Dylan. Erik Nakjavani reports and interprets reactions to the suicide of Ernest Hemingway. Victor Peppard and Hujun Ren, respectively, examine the emerging importance of Mailer in Russia and China. Dick Russell chronicles Mailer’s involvement in the Dynamite Club, a Washington-based group of political insiders. Mark Noonan investigates the Brooklyn roots of Norman Mailer and Arthur Miller. Carolyn Yalcut takes a second look at Mailer’s involvement in New Journalism. Ronald Fried explores Mailer’s boxing journalism. And there is much more as other writers probe Mailer’s connections and influence in various arenas. Further, we are proud to offer a range of creative works as well as several book reviews related to the life, work, and times of Norman Mailer.
+The articles selected for this issue, as always, were chosen to represent a diverse range of perspectives on Mailer’s life and work. The issue opens with a short story written by Mailer when he was a senior at Harvard. It is a rite of passage narrative, not unlike similar short stories by Hemingway and Fitzgerald when they were young, developing writers. J. Michael Lennon’s interview provides valuable insights into the mind and methodology of a biographer as well as his subject matter. Jerome Loving examines the critical connections between Mailer and Dreiser and their respective importance to American ''belles lettres''. Bob Batchelor explores strategic cultural connections among Fitzgerald, Mailer, and Bob Dylan. Erik Nakjavani reports and interprets reactions to the suicide of Ernest Hemingway. Victor Peppard and Hujun Ren, respectively, examine the emerging importance of Mailer in Russia and China. Dick Russell chronicles Mailer’s involvement in the Dynamite Club, a Washington-based group of political insiders. Mark Noonan investigates the Brooklyn roots of Norman Mailer and Arthur Miller. Carolyn Yalkut takes a second look at Mailer’s involvement in New Journalism. Ronald Fried explores Mailer’s boxing journalism. And there is much more as other writers probe Mailer’s connections and influence in various arenas. Further, we are proud to offer a range of creative works as well as several book reviews related to the life, work, and times of Norman Mailer.
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