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{{NM}} begins work on what for the next several years will be called “the Egyptian novel,” later published as ''Ancient Evenings'' ([[83.18]]). ...rrears to the I.R.S, he speaks at more than 20 colleges to earn money over the year.

...after Mailer and several others in the literary community write letters to the parole board attesting to [[w:Jack Abbott (author)|Abbott]]’s literary ab ...and sentenced for the crime. Mailer attends his trial, and is attacked by the media for his sponsorship of Abbott.

...ngthen Nixon’s hand.” He characterizes Nixon’s fears of losing the war as “the babblings of a Chekovian character.” See [[68.8]], [[70.8]]–[[70.10]]. {{1970s|state=expanded}}

...iler]] made to Mike Wallace on is TV program two days after the stabbing. “The knife to a juvenile delinquent is very meaningful. You see. It’s his swor {{1970s|state=collapsed}}

...Brooklyn apartment, after divorcing [[w:Jeanne Campbell|Jeanne Campbell]] in Juarez, Mexico on 16 December. ...d the chair was airbrushed out when the same photo is used on the cover of the 1964 Bantam paperback edition.

...lage Gate, three days after winning the Pulitzer Prize for ''The Armies of the Night'' ([[68.8]]). Rpt: [[69.80]]. See [[69.30]]. {{1970s|state=collapsed}}

...for the first time in March; returns with [[Norris Church Mailer|Norris]] in June. In June, he receives an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Mercy College in White Plains, NY.

...us stories as bookends: one about [[Norman Mailer|Mailer]]’s first days in the 112th Cavalry and another about going to a Brooklyn bar with Truman Capote. {{1970s|state=collapsed}}

...of State [[w:George Shultz|George P. Shultz]] to speak without consulting the board of PEN. ...'Of Women and Their Elegance'' ([[80.15]]), is staged by the Actors Studio in New York with [[Kate Mailer]] as Marilyn Monroe.

...es on Politics, Sex, God, Boxing, Morality, Myth, Poker and Bad Conscience in America'' ([[06.2]]). In August, ''Letters on ''An American Dream'', 1963-69'' ([[04.7]]), a collect

...days than on others.” Rpt: As the second part of “In Search of the Devil” in [[82.16]] (partial). See [[75.1]]. {{1970s|state=expanded}}

...decided to use the word fug before the book was even begun. In those days the big brother of fug was simply not ready for public hire.” Rpt: [[14.3]]. {{1970s|state=collapsed}}

...ed. There’s enough in that one work, an expression of his best pieces over the years . . . to keep my mind interested for many a year.” See [[81.16]], [ {{1970s|state=expanded}}

...carried out shortly after his conviction. He is executed by a firing squad in January 1977. ...d for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and wins the Best Major Work in Fiction Award from ''Playboy''.

...([[91.26]]) and explained, “When I’m writing a novel, I work at least 200 days a year, maybe 250. I write about five or six pages a day.” {{1970s|state=collapsed}}

...m. Mailer also collaborated with Angelo Badalamenti on one of the songs in the film: “You’ll Come Back (You Always Do).” See [[84.17]], 1986 and 198 {{1970s|state=collapsed}}

In January, testifies on behalf of William Burroughs's novel, ''Naked Lunch'', ...write a preface to Torres’s biography of Muhammad Ali, ''Sting Like a Bee: The Muhammad Ali Story''.

On 14 April, ''[[The Executioner’s Song]]'' wins the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. In November, {{NM}} divorces [[w:Beverly Bentley|Beverly Bentley]], marries an

...ne''. In it he discusses at length his years at Harvard, and also explains the origins of ''Ancient Evenings'' ([[83.18]]). ...t the novel climbs to number six on the ''New York Times'' bestseller list in mid-May.

...in Hollywood are going to commit suicide.” Rpt: Mailer included an excerpt in ''Maidstone: A Mystery'' ([[71.28]]). See [[68.15]]–[[68.17]], [[68.28]], {{1970s|state=collapsed}}