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{{Big|''The Time of Our Time''. New York: Random House, 6 May; London: Little, Brown, November. Retrospective anthology, 1286 pp., $39.50.}} | |||
Dedication: “To [[Robert F. Lucid]] and [[J. Michael Lennon]].” | Dedication: “To [[Robert F. Lucid]] and [[J. Michael Lennon]].” | ||
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Organized not by dates of composition, but by the dates of the events described, this huge collection contains 139 excerpts from 26 of {{NM}}’s books, and from uncollected periodical pieces. In almost every excerpt, as Mailer notes in the “Acknowledgments and Appreciations,” he deleted old references, and took “the liberty of improving old sentences,” not to “alter an idea to conform to a new time,” but to “improve the prose an agreeable bit.” | Organized not by dates of composition, but by the dates of the events described, this huge collection contains 139 excerpts from 26 of {{NM}}’s books, and from uncollected periodical pieces. In almost every excerpt, as Mailer notes in the “Acknowledgments and Appreciations,” he deleted old references, and took “the liberty of improving old sentences,” not to “alter an idea to conform to a new time,” but to “improve the prose an agreeable bit.” | ||
Besides the foreword and “Acknowledgments and Appreciations,” the only original piece in the collection is “The Shadow of the Crime: A Word from the Author,” a one-page reflection on the 1960 stabbing of his second wife [[Adele Morales|Adele]]. In it, Mailer explains the impact the event had on him, his wife, and his family, and the enforced delay it caused in sending a November 1960 letter to Fidel Castro, later published in the ''Village Voice'' ([[61.5]]) and ''The Presidential Papers'' ([[63.37]]). The first stanza of Mailer’s poem, his favorite poem, “The Harbors of the Moon,” is dropped in all editions of this collection. | Besides the foreword and “Acknowledgments and Appreciations,” the only original piece in the collection is “The Shadow of the Crime: A Word from the Author,” a one-page reflection on the 1960 stabbing of his second wife [[w:Adele Morales|Adele]]. In it, Mailer explains the impact the event had on him, his wife, and his family, and the enforced delay it caused in sending a November 1960 letter to Fidel Castro, later published in the ''Village Voice'' ([[61.5]]) and ''The Presidential Papers'' ([[63.37]]). The first stanza of Mailer’s poem, his favorite poem, “The Harbors of the Moon,” is dropped in all editions of this collection. | ||
Mailer signed 25,000 copies of 98.7, and the dustwrapper of these bears the line, “A Signed First Edition.” See [[59.8a]], [[60.11]], [[74.19]], [[97.7]], [[97.23]], 1998 entries. | Mailer signed 25,000 copies of 98.7, and the dustwrapper of these bears the line, “A Signed First Edition.” See [[59.8a]], [[60.11]], [[74.19]], [[97.7]], [[97.23]], 1998 entries. | ||