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Norman Mailer, a dissenting view

November 10, 2007 - 11:48 am - by Roger Kimball
Sean
2007-11-11 05:31:50

Mailer did not write America’s best World War II novel, but he may have written our best Vietnam novel: Why Are We in Vietnam? (1967). Mr. Kimbell does not mention this book, but if you are new to Mailer this is a fine place to start.