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{{Byline|last=Anshen|first=David}} | {{Byline|last=Anshen|first=David|abstract=A reading of ''Harlot’s Ghost'' in relation to Mailer’s efforts to use fiction writing to reveal contradictions at the heart of American society and challenge American ideology, particularly in relation to the Cold War. The novel resists making overt judgments on events. The novel’s form and its political and social content are unified in their challenge to the dominant societal narratives about America and how these narratives are traditionally told.||url=https://prmlr.us/mr08ansh}} | ||
“The sour truth is that I am imprisoned with a | “The sour truth is that I am imprisoned with a | ||
perception which will settle for nothing less | perception which will settle for nothing less | ||