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| Norman Mailer: Works and Days |
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| 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 |
“I Ask the Questions (Such as: What’s an Old Warhorse like You Doing Drinking Iced Tea?).” Article-interview by Dermot Purgavie. Mail on Sunday (London), 24 September, 3. Brief piece based on an interview at Mailer’s Brooklyn Heights apartment. In a somewhat valedictory mood, he says,
| “ | Writers aren’t taken seriously any more, and a large part of the blame must go to the writers of my generation, including me. We haven’t written the books that should have been written. We’ve spent too much time exploring ourselves. We haven’t done the imaginative work that could have helped define America, and as a result we’re not a nation that has characteristics or form. | ” |
