Mailer: A Biography

Undeniably one of the most controversial figures of the past half-century, Mailer has also been one of the most influential. He has both made the news and commented on it with an originality that has permanently altered America's literary landscape. Mary Dearborn had unprecedented access to Mailer's friends, relations, and antagonists, who provided key insights to fill in the familiar outlines of the Mailer myth, the brilliant successes and notorious failures. As splendidly told by Dearborn, Mailer's story is, for good or ill, the story of our times.

Author: Mary V. Dearborn
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 12/10/2001
Pages: 496
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.46lbs
Size: 11.08h x 5.10w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780618154609

Review Citation(s):
Entertainment Weekly 12/14/2001 pg. 74
New York Times 12/16/2001 pg. 24

About the Author
Dearborn, Mary V.: - Mary V. Dearborn is the author of MAILER: A BIOGRAPHY, as well as biographies of Henry Miller, John Dewey and Anzia Yezierska, and Louise Bryant. Dearborn holds a doctorate in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University, where she was a Mellon Fellow in the Humanities. She lives in New York.