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{{abstract | {{byline|last=Leeds|first=Barry H.|abstract=The author of ''[[The Structured Vision of Norman Mailer]]'' and ''The Enduring Vision of Norman Mailer'' recalls the early influence of Mailer, particularly ''[[An American Dream]]''.|url=https://prmlr.us/mr12leed}} | ||
I would submit that [[Norman Mailer|Mailer]] Matters because his works at their best are positively life changing. Mailer has changed my life for the better, and I firmly believe he has changed many more by the exultant shout of existential defiance that informs virtually all of his work after ''[[The Naked and the Dead]]'' (1948). Following the clearly Naturalistic bias of this first work, the themes of existentialism dominate his work. The clearest example of this is in ''[[An American Dream]]'' (1965). I have lived and worked with ''Dream'' virtually since its publication almost fifty years ago, and in the process have forged a highly personal relationship with the book. | I would submit that [[Norman Mailer|Mailer]] Matters because his works at their best are positively life changing. Mailer has changed my life for the better, and I firmly believe he has changed many more by the exultant shout of existential defiance that informs virtually all of his work after ''[[The Naked and the Dead]]'' (1948). Following the clearly Naturalistic bias of this first work, the themes of existentialism dominate his work. The clearest example of this is in ''[[An American Dream]]'' (1965). I have lived and worked with ''Dream'' virtually since its publication almost fifty years ago, and in the process have forged a highly personal relationship with the book. | ||
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