83.50

From Project Mailer
Revision as of 13:21, 25 December 2018 by Grlucas (talk | contribs) (Created page.)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Norman Mailer: Works and Days
Navigation
Frontmatter
PrefaceLennon IntroductionLucas IntroductionAcknowledgments and Appreciations
Bibliographies
First EditionsKey TextsBibliographiesBiographiesCriticismCultural Backgrounds
Works
Works IndexNM’s IntroductionsThe Big BiteMailer for MayorAbbott Affair
Days
Days IndexImportant Dates
Index
Index of NamesWorks CategoriesDays Categories
Wikipedia book BooksProject page Projects

“Modern Evenings: An Interview with Norman Mailer.” By Michael Schumacher. Writer’s Digest, October, 30–34. The chief theme of this thoughtful interview is risk: the risk of being a working writer, the risk of reviews, of changing styles, fame, the tides of luck. Mailer says, “I’m almost more comfortable with a tough tide. I get nervous when I’m on a good tide, because I figure prosperity is something I’ve never steered too well.” He also comments on Hilary Mills’s biography (82.23), saying, “I think she stuck to every story at face value. None of them are adjusted or weighed.” See 83.32, 84.5.