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“Norman Mailer—Ego, Movies and the Moon.” Article-interview (part 2) by Digby Diehl. Los Angeles Times Calendar, 21 February, 12. Contains Mailer’s explanation of the epistemological problems of using his own persona as a narrative lens: “In the most ghastly terms possible: how much of yourself should ‘go public,’ like a stock?” Also includes comment on 71.1 and moviemaking. See 71.6.