1989
In February and March, Mailer attends meetings and writes statements in support of Salman Rushdie.
On 11 October, he receives the Emerson-Thoreau Medal for distinguished achievement in literature from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Helen Vendler, NM, Leo L. Beranek, 1989. Photo by Ivan Massar.
NM and Castro in 1989. Photo by Lawrence Schiller.
