Advertisements for Myself
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (961 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B000ONX456 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 532 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Tom Field said Me, me, me. If there's one human characteristic I've never been fond of it is the super egotistical one. The chest thumping, endzone dancing just kind of ruins it for me, regardless of the accomplishment. In fact, I'm one of the few souls in the universe who is not a fan of Muhammad Ali, because I associate him with the first of the sport celebrity braggadocios who crossed the line and started the ball rolling on the "look at me, I'm the man" grandstanding. (He certainly wasn't the first, but he was the greatest.) Isn't the whole point of boxing to knock the other guy down and win the bout? Isn't the obj. "Fantastic, grotesque, extraordinary book." according to Augustus Caesar, Ph.D.. Originally appearing in 1959, "Advertisements for Myself" remains one of the most unusual books ever published by a novelist. Containing stories, essays, reviews, interviews, novel excerpts and poems, all with detailed, italicized annotations courtesy of the author, this book displays a massive, raging talent assessing itself and the world around it. It is sometimes poignant, sometimes maddening, but never less than compelling. I love this book.Today, Mailer's reputation is rather up in the air. To me, his career is an example of an artist constantly pushing himself, writing with breathtaking. "Required reading for any aspiring novelist." Brad Green bradgreen@webtv.net Writing in the New York Times Book Review, James Shapiro, professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University, says, "The passage of time has dimmed the reputation of 'The Naked and the Dead,' but time has also cleared the way to a finer appreciation of what to my mind is one of the most daring works of the postwar years, 'Advertisements for Myself' (1959), required reading for any aspiring novelist." He goes on to say, parenthetically, "The sad fact that it is currently in print only because Harvard University Press picked up the lapsed rights says a lot about the state of
Putnam's Sons, NY 1959. The book, 'Advertisements for Myself' is a collection of Norman Mailer's works over the years. The book includes short stories, articles, essays, short novels, and other forms, but it is a collection unlike others, for its separate pieces are woven together by an autobiographical narrative which is startling in the candor of its confession." The book includes the famous essay "The White Negro," as well as excerpts from Barbary Shore.. G.P. 25, 1960 - from Norm (Mom?) Kailer).' Can't really make out the writing. First Edition. There is a signature of possibly the author 'Deauer Cornwell Bush - Dec