Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Poetic Obituaries: This, in the end, is why he [Norman Mailer]

chose the technique he did. "Once History inhabits a crazy house," he informs readers who might be puzzled by the choice, "egotism may be the last tool left to History."

There's more. Much more.

But as Dick Fontaine said: To see Norman Mailer clearly, you have to read "Armies" for yourself.

from The Washington Post: Army of One

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