The Time Of Our Time

Description

This selection of Norman Mailer's work offers a boisterous portrait of our times. The pieces were chosen by Mailer himself and are arranged as a literary retrospective. Included are passages from "The Naked and the Dead", "The Armies of the Night" the "The Executioner's Song", as well as many other works and magazine pieces on subjects from Marilyn Monroe to Madonna. The collection is a testament to Mailer's energy, his curiosity and his talent.

Norman Mailer is twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize. He lives in New York.

'He is a genuine original, working against the grain of most of his contemporaries' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'America's best writer' OBSERVER 'The book is like Mailer himself, a sprawling, raging talent, equally infuriating and captivating.' SCOTSMAN 'You reel at the energy, diversity and, yes, genuis displayed in this essential book.' INDEPENDENT 'It's all there. It might take you a year to read it, but you'll be glad you did.' FOCUS