May 2008
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Norman Mailer
Norman Kingsley Mailer (January 31,1923–November 10, 2007) was an American novelist, journalist, essayist, poet, playwright, screenwriter, and film director. Along with Truman Capote, Joan Didion, and Tom Wolfe, Mailer is considered an innovator of creative nonfiction, a genre sometimes called New Journalism, but which covers the essay to the nonfiction novel. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize...
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I was told I’d have 15 minutes with him. I figured I’d be able to finagle a little more time, seeing as we were shooting at his home, it was summertime, and it was P-town. He came out on the deck, sat down, and kept constant watch over the minutes. I made idle conversation that neither amused nor entertained him. He swore at me once, and ended our historic meeting by simply...
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