Advertisements for Myself

Advertisements for Myself

Advertisements for Myself, a diverse and freewheeling tour through Mailerâ€™s early career, covers the many subjects with which heâ€™d grapple for the rest of his life: sex, race, politics, literature, and the systems of power that shape American life. There are lists, interviews, poems, confessions, postscripts, two Tables of Contents (one chronological, one thematic), undergraduate short stories, fragments from a one-act playâ€”and of course, Mailerâ€™s classic, groundbreaking essays, including â€œThe White Negro (Superficial Reflections on the Hipster)â€, perhaps Mailerâ€™s most prescient early polemic, and â€œMind of an Outlawâ€, which lends its name to Mailerâ€™s latest, and first posthumous, collection. A playful, unclassifiable snapshot of American culture at the end of the fifties, Advertisements for Myself, is also a cornerstone of Mailerâ€™s long and prolific career: â€œIn this volume,â€ declared The New York Times in 1959, â€œMr. Mailer, at 36, shows once again that he is the most versatile if not the most significant talent of his generation.â€
Country USA
Manufacturer Odyssey Editions
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-10-15
Format Kindle eBook

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