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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 |
“Oh, the Devils He Knows.” Interview by Ron Rosenbaum. Moment: Jewish Politics, Culture & Religion, June, 30–35, 60. One of Mailer’s longest discussions of the Holocaust and its effects. In the 1950s, the mass extermination of Jews, he says, made him begin to think that death was becoming meaningless. He recoiled from this idea: “Death is important, and when death is without meaning, it’s dangerous.” He also discusses how he got the idea for The Castle in the Forest (07.10) after reading Rosenbaum’s book, Explaining Hitler.
