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§Author· 3 books
Norman Mailer
Norman Kingsley Mailer was an American novelist, journalist, essayist, poet, playwright, screenwriter and film director.
Along with Truman Capote, Joan Didion, Hunter S. Thompson, John McPhee, and Tom Wolfe, Mailer is considered an innovator of narrative nonfiction, a genre sometimes called New Journalism, which superimposes the essay onto the nonfiction novel. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize twice and the National Book Award once. In 1955, Mailer, together with Ed Fancher and Dan Wolf, first published The Village Voice, which began as an arts and politics oriented weekly newspaper distributed in Greenwich Village. In 2005, he won the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the National Book Foundation.
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§All Books
The Naked and the Dead
Norman Mailer, 1948
33 ratings
The Executioner's Song
Norman Mailer, 1979
25 ratings
The Armies of the Night: History as a Novel, the Novel as History
Norman Mailer, 1995
6 ratings
§ About Norman Mailer's books
- Books on SansFiction
- 3
- Published
- 1948–1995
- Average rating
- 3.7 / 5 across 64 ratings
- Genres
- Classics, Fiction, 1939-1945, General
Start here: The Naked and the Dead (1948)
Based on Mailer’s own experience of military service in the Philippines during World War Two, *The Naked and the Dead* is a graphically truthful and shattering portrayal of ordinary men in battle. First published in 1949, as America was still basking in the glories of the Allied victory, it altered forever the popular perception of warfare.
Common questions about Norman Mailer
- Who is Norman Mailer?
- Norman Kingsley Mailer was an American novelist, journalist, essayist, poet, playwright, screenwriter and film director. Along with Truman Capote, Joan Didion, Hunter S. Thompson, John McPhee, and Tom Wolfe, Mailer is considered an innovator of narrative nonfiction, a genre sometimes called New Journalism, which superimposes the essay onto the nonfiction novel.
- What is Norman Mailer best known for?
- Norman Mailer is best known for The Naked and the Dead, published in 1948 with 33 ratings and a 3.9 average. It is the most-rated of Norman Mailer's books on SansFiction.
- How many books has Norman Mailer written?
- SansFiction lists 3 books by Norman Mailer, published between 1948 and 1995. The most popular are The Naked and the Dead, The Executioner's Song and The Armies of the Night: History as a Novel, the Novel as History.
- Which Norman Mailer book should I read first?
- The Naked and the Dead is the usual place to start: it is Norman Mailer's most-rated book here, with a 3.9 average.
- What genres does Norman Mailer write?
- Norman Mailer's books on SansFiction are tagged Classics, Fiction, 1939-1945 and General.