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Norman Kingsley Mailer | | Birth Date: |
1923 | | Place of Birth: |
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
author, director |
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 Biography of Norman Kingsley Mailer
1173 words, approx. 3.9 pages
 Norman Kingsley Mailer (born 1923), American author, film producer and director, wrote one of the most noteworthy American novels about World War II. Only in his later political journalism did he reach that level of achievement again. Norman Mailer was b... summary from source:
 Biography of Norman Mailer
17992 words, approx. 60 pages
 [This entry was updated by J. Michael Lennon (Wilkes University) from his update in the Concise Dictionary of American Literary Biography, volume 6, pp. 162-183, of the entries by Philip H. Bufithis (Shepherd College) in DLB 2: American Novelists Since W... summary from source:
Biography of Norman Kingsley Mailer
14028 words, approx. 46.8 pages
Norman Mailer's achievement lies primarily in his treatment of the conflict between man's search for self-actualization and the strictures society places upon him. Mailer has rendered this theme with an energy of style, an ideational power, and a vivid d...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 The Naked and the Dead Information
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The Naked and the Dead book cover The Naked and the Dead is a 1948 novel by Norman Mailer . It was based on his experiences during World War II . It was later adapted into a movie of the same title in 1958 . Set in the South Pacific and dealing...
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 Reuters North American News Service OBITUARY-Mailer -- towering figure of U.S. literature
11/10/2007: 660 words, approx. 2 pages NEW YORK, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Norman Mailer, the pugnacious two-time Pulitzer Prize winner who was a dominating presence on the U.S. literary scene for decades, has died at the age of 84, his editorial assistant said on Saturday. Mailer, whose brawls and provocative... summary from source:
AP News Norman Mailer, the writer as Writer
11/10/2007: 763 words, approx. 3 pagesHis friends all tell similar stories: Norman Mailer at a dinner party, awards ceremony or afternoon gathering, hobbling on canes up or down a few steps or a flight of stairs, short of breath, as if getting from one place to another was a struggle...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Robert Merrill
7,373 words, approx. 25 pages
In the following essay, Merrill explores elements of documentary, social critique, and dramatic action in The Naked and the Dead. Upon reevaluation, Merrill concludes that the novel "remains one of Mailer's most impressive achievements."
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Critical Essay by Philip H. Bufithis
3,390 words, approx. 11 pages
Over the perspective of both officers and enlisted men [in The Naked and the Dead] prevails the narrative voice of Mailer, who, Olympian-like, remains a detached, omniscient observer. He conveys the tribulations of war with almost scathing objectivity. (p. 18) Clearly, Mailer's perspective in this novel seems noninnovational for it is derived from naturalism, the prevailing point of view of the American masters of the 1930s—Steinbeck, Dos Passos, Farrell, and Hemingway—who inspired him.... summary from source:
Critical Essay by Laura Adams
1,435 words, approx. 5 pages
Through the years Mailer has acquired notoriety through incidents ranging from the stabbing of his second wife to his New York mayoralty campaign, and his facility for antagonizing his audiences is well known. Whatever the circumstances of his exposure to the public, Mailer rarely fails to be "good copy" and consequently has been fair game for the media newsmakers. Because of the difficulty of reconciling this notorious Mailer with the much-admired author of The Naked and the Dead and The Armi...
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