Norman Mailer 1923-2007

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mailer_thumbnail.jpg Sad news.

I've not read as much Mailer as one ought, but I remember as clear as day, sitting down and reading 'The Fight', a fantastic evocation of the Ali/Forman fight. I was captivated by Mailer's screen presence in 'When We Were Kings' and rushed out to buy The Fight.

And I saw a wonderful bit of foootage of Mailer vs. Germaine Greer, taking on a favourite subject, feminism, in the 60's.

Obviously his Pulitzer winning novels, colourful personal life and decent, robust take on the failures of modern America are what he's most revered for, but I'll never forget reading his account of creeping out onto the ledge outside his Zaire hotel window to test his own sense of personal achievement.

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