Lennon, Donna Pedro (2018). Lucas, Gerald R. (ed.). Norman Mailer: Works and Days (Revised, Expandeded.). Atlanta, GA: The Norman Mailer Society. ISBN 978-1-7326519-0-6. important essays, 1948–2006, including "Freud" an unpublished essay from the mid-1950s; [34] edited by Phillip Sipiora Norman Mailer's frustratingly flawed but sometimes brilliant account, widely regarded as a classic, of the iconic Rumble in the Jungle is the story of three men; former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, unstoppable new champ George Foreman and, of course, being such a narcissist he makes sure to both shove himself into the story as much as possible, refer to himself in the third person and tell us how critics mistakenly think he's a great big narcissist, Norman Mailer. Bozung, Justin, ed. (2017). The Cinema of Norman Mailer: Film is Like Death. New York: Bloomsbury Academic. OCLC 1011515088. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. ( December 2019) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

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Adams, Laura (1977). Existential Battles: the Growth of Norman Mailer. Athens: Ohio UP. OCLC 787841439.

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Braudy, Leo, ed. (1972). Norman Mailer: a Collection of Critical Essays. Twentieth Century Views. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN 9780135455333. OCLC 868765103. The now infamous fight that occurred between Ali and Foreman is famous not only for its David and Goliath storyline, but also the way in which Ali won. Though boxing is largely known for its violence and brutality, Ali defeated Foreman simply by weathering his massive punches and eventually pouncing on Foreman when he became tired and defenceless. The character of Norman Kingsley was based on Robert F. Kennedy as the next "cool" political candidate. [14] According to Sarah Bishop, Maidstone's purpose was to "demonstrate the violence" caused by media representations of individuals who had the cultural authority and technological power to shape these representations. [14] Driven by the assassinations of the 1960s, Maidstone serves as a test of counterculture's promised political equality and social freedoms' ability to "hold up under the spotlights." [14] Feminist response [ edit ]What's not realized about good novelists is that they're as competitive as good athletes. They study each other - where the other person is good and where the person is less good. Writers are like that but don't admit it.” - Norman Mailer Various Temptations (1955); The Armchair Esquire (1958); AFM (1959); SFNM (1967); A Selection from the Short Fiction of Norman Mailer (1968); EM (1982) [49]

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On the other hand, Mailer's aggressive, deeply masculine prose causes problems when describing just about anything else. The build-up to and aftermath of the fight are narcissistic, self-serving, condescending, and more than a little racist. His research is lazy. He's clearly in awe of Ali. He makes no effort to explore his own biases about race, boxing, Africa, or anything else. I can't for the life of me figure out what the point is. And that’s another curiosity of this book: Mailer refers to himself throughout in the third person. Here he is (referring to himself) finding his story:The violent antics had had far more serious consequences two years earlier, when Mailer stabbed his second wife, Adele Morales, puncturing her cardiac sac and necessitating emergency surgery. At this stage, friends regarded him as being on the verge of dementia, and his explanation that he stabbed Adele "to relieve her of cancer" does little to contradict the view. In 1962, Mailer divorced Adele and married Lady Jeanne Campbell, daughter of the 11th Duke of Argyll. The marriage lasted only a year, and, in 1963, he married Beverly Bentley, an actor. Bozung, Justin (2017). "Introduction: Mailer's Film Aesthetics". The Cinema of Norman Mailer. New York City: Bloomsbury Publishing. pp.1–30. ISBN 9781501325533.