Wednesday, December 03, 2014

Read Norman Mailer's Letter To Henry Miller


HuffPost Arts & Books
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In this excerpt from Selected Letters of Norman Mailer, the author discusses the temperaments of Hemingway and Henry James, the art of criticism, and his own respect for Miller's writing: "I wince when I think of my writing having to be laid down next to yours. People will be able to make the obvious comparison. They’re not only going to realize the old boy is great; they’re going to come face to face with the fact that the middle-aged fellow isn’t so terrific." (Read more here)

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