95.38

Portrait of Picasso as a Young Man: An Interpretive Biography. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 15 October; London: Little, Brown. 284 illustrations, including 48 color plates, 400 pp., $35.

Dedication: “To Judith McNally; For her insights and her labors large and small that contributed so much to the publication of this work.” Discarded title: “Pablo and Fernande: Portrait of Picasso as a Young Artist.” See 59.8, 61.10, 93.4, 93.5, 94.8, 1995 entries, 96.3.

“ Picasso wished to penetrate into more and more secrets of the universe. Now, you have to understand that he considered himself an atheist. He had a tremendous animosity toward the church. But he was also, and this is the argument in my book, immensely aware of the presence of God in almost everything he did. He saw himself as on a parapet, if you will, daring God. ” — Mailer, 95.37

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Reviews

• Baker, Kenneth (October 15, 1995). "Mailer's 'Picasso' Probes the Link between Genius and Libido". San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle. pp. 1, 6. Retrieved 2019-03-10. Positive.
• Du Plessix Gray, Francine (October 15, 1995). "Stud Wars". Los Angeles Times Book Review. pp. 1, 15. Retrieved 2019-03-10. Negative.
• Kakutani, Michiko (September 29, 1995). "Egos and Outlaws: Like Attracts Like". New York Times. C1, 29. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
• Kimmelman, Michael (October 15, 1995). "Tough Guys Don't Paint". New York Times Book Review. p. 16. Retrieved 2019-03-10. Negative.
• Lipton, Eunice (November 6, 1995). "Cubism Was a Guy Thing". Nation. pp. 543–544.
• Lewis, Jim (November 14, 1995). "Dyke Like Me". Village Voice. p. 69. Negative.
• Shattuck, Roger (January 11, 1996). "Brinksmanship". New York Review of Books. pp. 4–8. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
• Taylor, Robert (October 25, 1995). "Mailer Conjures a Mailer-Like Picasso". Boston Globe. Positive.

Essays

• Glenday, Michael K. (2008). "From Monroe to Picasso: Norman Mailer and the Life-Study". Mailer Review. 4 (1): 348–363.
• Hamill, Pete (November 1995). "Kindred Spirits: Mailer & Picasso". ARTnews. pp. 208–213.
• Pops, Martin (1997). "Mailer's Picasso: Portrait and Self-Portrait". Salmagundi. 116/117 (fall/winter): 141–159.