Monday, November 12, 2007

Norman Mailer, 1923-2007

So a mammoth figure in American literature has passed away. While I personally admired his obvious devotion to and passion for the written word, "The Executioner's Song" was the only of his works I could get through without feeling immense mental frustration. A case where the craftsman sold himself beyond his tools.

How strange that just yesterday I came across a review of "Schulz and Peanuts" that quoted the comic strip artist thusly: "I can think of few people whose opinions interest me less than Norman Mailer."

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