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| Norman Mailer: Works and Days |
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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 |
“The Pictures: Tough Guys.” Article-interview by Mark Singer. New Yorker, 21 May, 30–31. Account of a reunion of some of the cast and crew of Mailer’s 1987 film, Tough Guys Don’t Dance (84.17) at his Brooklyn apartment. Mailer says that his memory
| “ | for details of where something took place, when it happened, is very spotty. What I will remember is the emotional tone of a meeting. Facts you can always look up somewhere. If you’re writing a novel, you try to keep the navigator going. . . On a given day, if you take a wrong turn you can lose six months. | ” |
