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Norman Mailer: Works and Days
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Having been introduced to Adele Morales (by Daniel Wolf, a close friend) during a visit to New York City, Mailer separates from Bea in the winter, and begins living with Adele in New York, first at 85 Monroe Street (March through June), then in a sub-let at 409 East 64th Street (through mid-July), and finally at 14 Pitt Street (September 1951 to June 1952).

He also makes a quick trip to Palm Springs, CA (the setting for The Deer Park (55.4)) and Hollywood with Mickey Knox in June, and spends July and August in Provincetown.

Bea and Susan move to Mexico.

Barbary Shore (51.1) is published on 24 May and receives nearly all negative reviews, including one in Time by Max Gissen, who labels the novel "paceless, tasteless and graceless", a line Mailer never forgets. The novel does make the best seller list for three weeks, however.

Meets William Styron, and they become friends.

Shortly after Barbary Shore is published, Mailer is introduced to James Jones by Vance Bourjaily, and they become friends immediately.

v t e Norman Mailer: Works and Days — 1940s
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1941	41.1
1942	42.1 42.2
1943	—
1944	44.1
1945	—
1946	—
1947	—
1948	48.1 48.2 48.3 48.4 48.5 48.6 48.7 48.8 48.9 48.10 48.11 48.12 48.13
1949	49.1 49.2 49.2a 49.2b 49.2c 49.3 49.4 49.5 49.6

v t e Norman Mailer: Works and Days — 1950s
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1950	—
1951	51.1 51.2 51.3 51.3a 51.4 51.5
1952	52.0 52.1 52.2 52.3
1953	53.1 53.2 53.3 53.4 53.5
1954	54.1 54.2 54.3
1955	55.1 55.2 55.3 55.4 55.5 55.6 55.7 55.8
1956	56.1 56.2 56.3 56.4 56.5 56.6 56.7 56.8 56.9 56.10 56.11 56.12 56.13 56.14 56.15 56.16 56.17 56.18 56.19 56.20 56.21 56.22 56.23 56.24 56.25 56.26
1957	57.1 57.2
1958	58.1 58.2 58.3 58.4 58.4a 58.4b 58.5 58.6 58.7
1959	59.1 59.2 59.3 59.4 59.5 59.6 59.7 59.8 59.8a 59.9 59.10 59.11 59.12 59.13 59.14 59.15 59.16 59.17 59.18 59.19

v t e Norman Mailer: Works and Days — 1960s
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1960	60.1 60.2 60.3 60.4 60.4a 60.5 60.6 60.6a 60.7 60.8 60.9 60.10 60.10a 60.10b 60.10c 60.10d 60.10e 60.10f 60.10g 60.10h 60.11
1961	61.1 61.2 61.2a 61.3 61.3a 61.3b 61.3c 61.4 61.5 61.5a 61.6 61.7 61.8 61.9 61.10 61.11 61.12 61.13 61.14 61.15 61.16 61.17 61.18 61.19 61.20 61.21 61.21a 61.21b 61.21c 61.22 61.22a 61.23
1962	62.1 62.2 62.3 62.4 62.5 62.5a 62.6 62.7 62.8 62.9 62.10 62.11 62.12 62.12a 62.13 62.13a 62.13b 62.14 62.15 62.16 62.17 62.17a 62.17b 62.18 62.19 62.20 62.21 62.22 62.23 62.24 62.25
1963	63.1 63.2 63.3 63.4 63.5 63.6 63.7 63.8 63.9 63.10 63.11 63.12 63.13 63.14 63.15 63.16 63.17 63.18 63.19 63.20 63.21 63.22 63.23 63.24 63.25 63.26 63.27 63.27a 63.28 63.29 63.30 63.31 63.31a 63.32 63.33 63.34 63.35 63.36 63.37 63.37a 63.38 63.39 63.40
1964	64.1 64.2 64.3 64.4 64.5 64.6 64.7 64.8 64.9 64.10 64.10a 64.11 64.12 64.13 64.14 64.15 64.16 64.17 64.18 64.19 64.20 64.21 64.22 64.23
1965	65.1 65.2 65.2a 65.3 65.4 65.4a 65.5 65.6 65.7 65.8 65.9 65.10 65.11 65.11a 65.12 65.13 65.14 65.15 65.16 65.17 65.18 65.19 65.20 65.21 65.22 65.23 65.24
1966	66.1 66.2 66.3 66.4 66.5 66.6 66.7 66.8 66.9 66.10 66.11 66.12 66.13 66.14 66.15
1967	67.1 67.2 67.3 67.4 67.4a 67.4b 67.5 67.6 67.7 67.8 67.9 67.9a 67.10 67.11 67.11a 67.12 67.13 67.14 67.15 67.16 67.17 67.18 67.19 67.19a 67.20 67.21 67.22 67.23 67.24
1968	68.1 68.1a 68.2 68.3 68.3a 68.3b 68.3c 68.4 68.5 68.6 68.6a 68.6b 68.6c 68.6d 68.7 68.7a 68.8 68.8a 68.8b 68.9 68.10 68.11 68.12 68.13 68.14 68.15 68.16 68.16a 68.16b 68.16c 68.17 68.18 68.19 68.20 68.21 68.21a 68.22 68.23 68.23a 68.24 68.25 68.26 68.27 68.28 68.29 68.30 68.31 68.32
1969	69.0 69.1 69.1a 69.2 69.3 69.4 69.5 69.6 69.7 69.8 69.9 69.10 69.11 69.12 69.13 69.14 69.15 69.16 69.17 69.18 69.19 69.20 69.21 69.22 69.23 69.24 69.25 69.26 69.27 69.28 69.29 69.30 69.31 69.32 69.33 69.34 69.34a 69.35 69.36 69.37 69.38 69.39 69.40 69.41 69.42 69.43 69.44 69.45 69.46 69.47 69.48 69.49 69.50 69.51 69.52 69.53 69.54 69.55 69.56 69.57 69.58 69.59 69.60 69.61 69.62 69.63 69.64 69.65 69.66 69.67 69.68 69.69 69.70 69.71 69.72 69.73 69.74 69.75 69.76 69.77 69.78 69.79 69.80 69.81 69.82 69.83