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Chapter 5 - Essays and Columns
from Part II - Form and Genre
- By Enid Stubin
Edited by Maggie McKinley
Book: Norman Mailer in Context
Published online: 05 August 2021
Print publication: 26 August 2021, pp 59-68
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This chapter offers an explanation of Mailer’s notable contributions to the essay and column form, helping readers better understand his diverse roles in American literary culture. It addresses the biographical and cultural contexts that surrounded Mailer’s most notable early breakthroughs as a writer of nonfiction and public intellectual. In particular, this chapter focuses on the context for Mailer’s contributions to the Village Voice and Esquire.