David Ebershoff's Novel 'The 19th Wife'
Aug 2nd, 2008 · Scott Simon talks David Ebershoff about his new novel, The 19th Wife. Ebershoff also reflects on his experience editing literary lion Norman Mailer.
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Mailer Remembered as Controversial, Provocative ****
Nov 12th, 2007 · Norman Mailer's work combined sweeping cultural criticism, erudition and obscenity. He was deliberately provocative, says book critic Maureen Corrigan, and he wanted to be remembered as a novelist, though he made a strong impact as an essayist and journalist. Mailer's 60-year career was full of depth and controversy.
Veteran, Author Norman Mailer Appreciated ****
Nov 12th, 2007 · World War II veteran and author Norman Mailer, who died Saturday at 84, is remembered for one of his many enduring works: The Fight. It's about an infamous boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston.
Norman Mailer, Author and Social Critic, Dies at 84
Nov 10th, 2007 · One of the greatest writers of his generation, Norman Mailer has died at the age of 84. Mailer burst onto the literary scene in 1948 with The Naked and the Dead, and won two Pultizer Prizes during his 60-year career.
Norman Mailer Digs into Hitler's Childhood ****
Jan 27th, 2007 · Norman Mailer's first novel in 10 years, The Castle in the Forest, imagines the childhood of Adolf Hitler. Mailer says that, as a young Jewish boy from Brooklyn, he became obsessed with the early life of the reviled dictator.
Hitler's Youth: 'Castle in the Forest' ****
Jan 16th, 2007 · Norman Mailer has just published his first novel in 10 years. The book, called The Castle in the Forest, tells the story of Adolf Hitler's childhood.
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