63.13

63.2—63.13

“The Big Bite.” Monthly column. Esquire (November 1962–December 1963). In February and July, Mailer wrote much longer pieces and dropped the column title. See 62.18, 62.19.

December, 22, 24, 26. Comment on the 14 August civil rights march on Washington followed by Mailer’s announcement that he will attempt to write a serial novel for Esquire over the next eight months. He ends the column: “One is tempted to call this novel An American Dream.” See 64.2–64.9, 65.7. Rpt: Mailer Review (2009), 11-16, with introductory note by J. Michael Lennon.