62.19 - Project Mailer

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.

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The “Big Bite”. Esquire, December, 168. Column, second in a series. Comment on the suicides of the spy, Henry Soblen, and Ernest Hemingway, and on American heroism as manifested by John Glenn. Accompanied by 62.20. Rpt: 63.37 (partial, and without 62.20), 13.1. See 62.18, 63.2–63.13.

v t e Norman Mailer: Works and Days — 1950s
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1950	—
1951	51.1 51.2 51.3 51.3a 51.4 51.5
1952	52.0 52.1 52.2 52.3
1953	53.1 53.2 53.3 53.4 53.5
1954	54.1 54.2 54.3
1955	55.1 55.2 55.3 55.4 55.5 55.6 55.7 55.8
1956	56.1 56.2 56.3 56.4 56.5 56.6 56.7 56.8 56.9 56.10 56.11 56.12 56.13 56.14 56.15 56.16 56.17 56.18 56.19 56.20 56.21 56.22 56.23 56.24 56.25 56.26
1957	57.1 57.2
1958	58.1 58.2 58.3 58.4 58.4a 58.4b 58.5 58.6 58.7
1959	59.1 59.2 59.3 59.4 59.5 59.6 59.7 59.8 59.8a 59.9 59.10 59.11 59.12 59.13 59.14 59.15 59.16 59.17 59.18 59.19

v t e Norman Mailer: Works and Days — 1960s
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1960	60.1 60.2 60.3 60.4 60.4a 60.5 60.6 60.6a 60.7 60.8 60.9 60.10 60.10a 60.10b 60.10c 60.10d 60.10e 60.10f 60.10g 60.10h 60.11
1961	61.1 61.2 61.2a 61.3 61.3a 61.3b 61.3c 61.4 61.5 61.5a 61.6 61.7 61.8 61.9 61.10 61.11 61.12 61.13 61.14 61.15 61.16 61.17 61.18 61.19 61.20 61.21 61.21a 61.21b 61.21c 61.22 61.22a 61.23
1962	62.1 62.2 62.3 62.4 62.5 62.5a 62.6 62.7 62.8 62.9 62.10 62.11 62.12 62.12a 62.13 62.13a 62.13b 62.14 62.15 62.16 62.17 62.17a 62.17b 62.18 62.19 62.20 62.21 62.22 62.23 62.24 62.25
1963	63.1 63.2 63.3 63.4 63.5 63.6 63.7 63.8 63.9 63.10 63.11 63.12 63.13 63.14 63.15 63.16 63.17 63.18 63.19 63.20 63.21 63.22 63.23 63.24 63.25 63.26 63.27 63.27a 63.28 63.29 63.30 63.31 63.31a 63.32 63.33 63.34 63.35 63.36 63.37 63.37a 63.38 63.39 63.40
1964	64.1 64.2 64.3 64.4 64.5 64.6 64.7 64.8 64.9 64.10 64.10a 64.11 64.12 64.13 64.14 64.15 64.16 64.17 64.18 64.19 64.20 64.21 64.22 64.23
1965	65.1 65.2 65.2a 65.3 65.4 65.4a 65.5 65.6 65.7 65.8 65.9 65.10 65.11 65.11a 65.12 65.13 65.14 65.15 65.16 65.17 65.18 65.19 65.20 65.21 65.22 65.23 65.24
1966	66.1 66.2 66.3 66.4 66.5 66.6 66.7 66.8 66.9 66.10 66.11 66.12 66.13 66.14 66.15
1967	67.1 67.2 67.3 67.4 67.4a 67.4b 67.5 67.6 67.7 67.8 67.9 67.9a 67.10 67.11 67.11a 67.12 67.13 67.14 67.15 67.16 67.17 67.18 67.19 67.19a 67.20 67.21 67.22 67.23 67.24
1968	68.1 68.1a 68.2 68.3 68.3a 68.3b 68.3c 68.4 68.5 68.6 68.6a 68.6b 68.6c 68.6d 68.7 68.7a 68.8 68.8a 68.8b 68.9 68.10 68.11 68.12 68.13 68.14 68.15 68.16 68.16a 68.16b 68.16c 68.17 68.18 68.19 68.20 68.21 68.21a 68.22 68.23 68.23a 68.24 68.25 68.26 68.27 68.28 68.29 68.30 68.31 68.32
1969	69.0 69.1 69.1a 69.2 69.3 69.4 69.5 69.6 69.7 69.8 69.9 69.10 69.11 69.12 69.13 69.14 69.15 69.16 69.17 69.18 69.19 69.20 69.21 69.22 69.23 69.24 69.25 69.26 69.27 69.28 69.29 69.30 69.31 69.32 69.33 69.34 69.34a 69.35 69.36 69.37 69.38 69.39 69.40 69.41 69.42 69.43 69.44 69.45 69.46 69.47 69.48 69.49 69.50 69.51 69.52 69.53 69.54 69.55 69.56 69.57 69.58 69.59 69.60 69.61 69.62 69.63 69.64 69.65 69.66 69.67 69.68 69.69 69.70 69.71 69.72 69.73 69.74 69.75 69.76 69.77 69.78 69.79 69.80 69.81 69.82 69.83

v t e Norman Mailer: Works and Days — 1970s
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1970	70.1 70.2 70.3 70.3a 70.4 70.5 70.6 70.6a 70.7 70.8 70.9 70.10 70.11 70.12 70.13 70.13a 70.14 70.15
1971	71.1 71.2 71.3 71.4 71.5 71.6 71.7 71.8 71.9 71.10 71.11 71.12 71.13 71.14 71.14a 71.15 71.15a 71.16 71.17 71.18 71.19 71.20 71.21 71.22 71.23 71.24 71.25 71.26 71.27 71.27a 71.28 71.29 71.30 71.30a 71.30b 71.30c 71.31 71.32 71.33
1972	72.0 72.0a 72.1 72.2 72.3 72.3a 72.3b 72.3c 72.4 72.5 72.6 72.7 72.8 72.9 72.10 72.11 72.12 72.13 72.14 72.15 72.16 72.17 72.18 72.19 72.20 72.21 72.21a 72.22 72.23 72.24
1973	73.1 73.2 73.3 73.4 73.5 73.6 73.7 73.8 73.8a 73.9 73.10 73.11 73.12 73.13 73.14 73.15 73.16 73.17 73.18 73.19 73.20 73.21 73.22 73.23 73.24 73.25 73.26 73.27 73.28 73.29 73.30 73.31 73.32 73.33 73.34 73.35 73.36 73.37 73.38 73.39 73.40 73.41 73.42 73.42a 73.43 73.43a 73.44 73.45 73.46 73.47
1974	74.1 74.2 74.3 74.4 74.5 74.6 74.7 74.8 74.9 74.10 74.11 74.12 74.13 74.14 74.15 74.16 74.17 74.18 74.19 74.20
1975	75.1 75.2 75.3 75.4 75.5 75.6 75.7 75.8 75.9 75.10 75.11 75.12 75.13 75.14 75.15 75.16
1976	76.1 76.2 76.3 76.4 76.5 76.5a 76.6 76.7 76.8 76.8a 76.9 76.10 76.11 76.12 76.13 76.14 76.15 76.16 76.17 76.18 76.19 76.20 76.21 76.21a 76.21b 76.22 76.23
1977	77.1 77.2 77.3 77.3a 77.4 77.5 77.6 77.7 77.8 77.9 77.10 77.11 77.12 77.13 77.14
1978	78.1 78.2 78.2a 78.3 78.3a 78.4 78.5 78.6 78.7
1979	79.1 79.2 79.3 79.3a 79.4 79.4a 79.5 79.5a 79.5b 79.6 79.7 79.8 79.9 79.10 79.11 79.12 79.13 79.13a 79.13b 79.14 79.14a 79.15 79.16 79.17 79.18 79.19 79.20 79.20a 79.21 79.22 79.23 79.24 79.25 79.26 79.27 79.28 79.29 79.30 79.31 79.32 79.33 79.33a 79.33b 79.34 79.35 79.35a 79.36