“The Great American Writer.” Article-interview by Hillel Italie. AP wire story, Chicago Tribune, 5 July, 3C. Mailer speaks of the pleasure and perils of the literary life and bemoans his lack of prescience: “All the things I wrote against I feel like I have lost. The corporation has taken over, and the computer has taken over.” He also comments on the recently published The Time of Our Time (98.7).