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“A Conversation with Norman Mailer.” By Michael Lee. Cape Cod Voice, 2–5 August, 12–13, 53–54. Long, penetrating interview in which Mailer discusses the shape of his career, John Cheever, his Provincetown friend, poet Eddie Bonetti, and much more. At the outset, he says,

“ I used to feel that I didn’t know anything because I got too rich too soon. I used to feel sorry for myself, but now I look back and I’m uneasy about those feelings because the truth is I had the time to store things and use a certain amount of leisure. ”