83.50
| Norman Mailer: Works and Days |
| Navigation |
|---|
|
A new edition of Norman Mailer: Works and Days is at worksdays.projectmailer.net. This page in the new edition → |
| Frontmatter |
| Preface • Lennon Introduction • Lucas Introduction • Acknowledgments and Appreciations |
| Bibliographies |
| First Editions • Key Texts • Bibliographies • Biographies • Criticism • Cultural Backgrounds |
| Works |
| Works Index • NM’s Introductions • The Big Bite • Mailer for Mayor • Abbott Affair |
| Days |
| Days Index • Important Dates |
| Index |
| Index of Names • Works Categories • Days Categories |
 Books •  Projects |
“Modern Evenings: An Interview with Norman Mailer.” By Michael Schumacher. Writer’s Digest, October, 30–34. The chief theme of this thoughtful interview is risk: the risk of being a working writer, the risk of reviews, of changing styles, fame, the tides of luck. Mailer says, “I’m almost more comfortable with a tough tide. I get nervous when I’m on a good tide, because I figure prosperity is something I’ve never steered too well.” He also comments on Hilary Mills’s biography (82.23), saying, “I think she stuck to every story at face value. None of them are adjusted or weighed.” See 83.32, 84.5.
