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An American Dream - A Novel (Paperback)
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An American Dream - A Novel (Paperback)
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In this wild battering ram of a novel, which was originally
published to vast controversy in 1965, Norman Mailer creates a
character who might be a fictional precursor of the
philosopher-killer he would later profile in "The Executioner's
Song." As Stephen Rojack, a decorated war hero and former
congressman who murders his wife in a fashionable New York City
high-rise, runs amok through the city in which he was once a
privileged citizen, Mailer peels away the layers of our social
norms to reveal a world of pure appetite and relentless cruelty.
One part Nietzsche, one part de Sade, and one part Charlie Parker,
"An American Dream "grabs the reader by the throat and refuses to
let go.
Praise for "An American Dream"
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"Perhaps the only serious New York novel since "The Great
Gatsby.""--Joan Didion, "National Review"
"A devil's encyclopedia of our secret visions and desires . . .
the expression of a devastatingly alive and original creative
mind."--"Life"
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"A work of fierce concentration . . . perfectly, and often
brilliantly, realistic with] a pattern of remarkable imaginative
coherence and intensity."--"Harper's"
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"At once violent, educated, and cool . . . This is our history as
Hawthorne might have written it."--"Commentary"
Praise for Norman Mailer
" Norman Mailer] loomed over American letters longer and larger
than any other writer of his generation."--"The New York Times"
"A writer of the greatest and most reckless talent."--"The New
Yorker"
"Mailer is indispensable, an American treasure."--"The Washington
Post"
"A devastatingly alive and original creative mind."--"Life"
"Mailer is fierce, courageous, and reckless and nearly everything
he writes has sections of headlong brilliance."--"The New York
Review of Books"
"The largest mind and imagination in modern] American literature .
. . Unlike just about every American writer since Henry James,
Mailer has managed to grow and become richer in wisdom with each
new book."--"Chicago Tribune"
"Mailer is a master of his craft. His language carries you through
the story like a leaf on a stream."--"The Cincinnati Post"
General
Imprint: |
Random House
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2015 |
First published: |
February 2015 |
Authors: |
Norman Mailer
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Dimensions: |
202 x 130 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
288 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8129-8613-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
0-8129-8613-X |
Barcode: |
9780812986136 |
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