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Oswald's Tale by Norman Mailer
In perhaps his most important literary feat, Norman Mailer fashions an unprecedented portrait of one of the great villains--and enigmas--in United States history. Here is Lee Harvey Oswald--his family background, troubled marriage, controversial journey to Russia, and return to an America waiting] for him like an angry relative whose eyes glare in the heat. Based on KGB and FBI transcripts, government reports, letters and diaries, and Mailer's own international research, this is an epic account of a man whose cunning, duplicity, and self-invention were both at home in and at odds with the country he forever altered. Praise for Oswald's TaleAmerica's largest mystery has found its greatest interpreter.--The Washington Post Book World Mailer is fierce, courageous, and reckless and nearly everything he writes has sections of headlong brilliance. . . . From the American master conjurer of dark and swirling purpose, a moving reflection.--Robert Stone, The New York Review of Books
A narrative of tremendous energy and panache; the author at the top of his form.--Christopher Hitchens, Financial Times
The performance of an author relishing the force and reach of his own acuity.--Martin Amis, The Sunday Times (London)
Praise for Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer] loomed over American letters longer and larger than any other writer of his generation.--The New York Times A writer of the greatest and most reckless talent.--The New Yorker Mailer is indispensable, an American treasure.--The Washington Post A devastatingly alive and original creative mind.--Life Mailer is fierce, courageous, and reckless and nearly everything he writes has sections of headlong brilliance.--The New York Review of Books The largest mind and imagination in modern] American literature . . . Unlike just about every American writer since Henry James, Mailer has managed to grow and become richer in wisdom with each new book.--Chicago Tribune Mailer is a master of his craft. His language carries you through the story like a leaf on a stream.--The Cincinnati Post
Norman Mailer (1923-2007) was one of the best and most important writers of the twentieth century, as well as one of America's most well-known and divisive literary characters. He wrote stage plays, screenplays, television miniseries, hundreds of articles, two books of poetry, and a collection of short tales in addition to being the best-selling author of a dozen novels and 20 works of nonfiction. He lived in Brooklyn, New York, and Provincetown, Massachusetts, and was a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780679425359 |
| ISBN 10 | 0679425357 |
| Title | Oswald's Tale |
| Author | Norman Mailer |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 1995-04-25 |
| Number of pages | 791 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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