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NORMAN MAILER’s Letters

142 Columbia Heights

Brooklyn 1, New York

December 11, 1963

Dear Mary Jane, ^[1]

I’m buried in mail today so this is just a line to ask you to let me know what you think of the first installment of the serial, which should be out about the time you get this letter. That is, if you have the time in your own busy life. How is Ray? I take it he’s completely recovered. I certainly hope so. Don’t worry about the delay at Random House and Esquire. Those places take forever.

Best for now,

Norman

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Notes

↑ Mailer’s letter to Mary Jane Shoultz, acquaintance with Ray Shoultz, confirms the fact that Esquire usually appeared approximately two weeks before its cover date. It also demonstrates his eagerness for feedback on the opening installment.

[1] Mailer’s letter to Mary Jane Shoultz, acquaintance with Ray Shoultz, confirms the fact that Esquire usually appeared approximately two weeks before its cover date. It also demonstrates his eagerness for feedback on the opening installment.

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v t e Norman Mailer’s Letters on An American Dream, 1963–1969
Introduction Timeline of Events Word Count Comparison Bibliography
1963	Gutierres-Olivos 09/18 Deutsch 10/15 Earney 10/15 Whittemore 10/15 Yaminishi 10/16 Morris 10/21 Deutsch 11/4 Earney 11/4 Naiman 11/5 Gwaltney 11/9 Yaminishi 11/26 Skellings 11/26 Susskind 11/26 Shoultz 12/11 Yaminishi 12/15 Knox 12/17 Gwaltney 12/20 Kleeman 12/20
1964	Carpenter 1/15 Bourjaily 1/16 Yaminishi 1/17 Breit 2/11 Knox 2/17 Schultz 2/17 Yaminishi 2/19 Gregory 3/16 Lea 3/17 Peretz 3/17 Deutsch 4/16 Mailer 4/17 Knox 4/19 Gwaltney 5/15 Carpenter 6/1 Casanova 6/2 Knox 6/2 Athill 7/5 Hamill 7/6 Yaminishi 7/7 Athill 8/21 Lucid 9/24 Carpenter 10/5 Deutsch 11/4 Whitby 12/15 Kemp 12/18 Knox 12/18 McLaughlin 12/18 Mangrum 12/21
1965	Yaminishi 1/27 Athill 2/25 Kluger 3/22 Athill 3/23 Earney 3/23 Epstein 3/25 Carpenter 3/25 Trilling 3/25 Trilling 4/06 Kaufmann 4/20 Aldridge 4/23 Mailer 4/23 Aldridge 6/8 Corrington 6/8 Shattuck 6/8 Trilling 6/8 Meixner 6/12 Trilling 7/14 Aldridge 8/17 Weiss 8/26
1966	Abel 2/28 Rubin 3/24 Wells 4/16 Abrams 9/24 Udoff 9/24 Weber 9/24 Mailer 9/25 Sternlicht 9/26
1969	Burnett, n.d.
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