Norman Mailer

Studio 360 | Feb 23, 2011

Norman Mailer never took critics very seriously; 50 years ago he bought a full-page ad quoting their attacks on one of his early novels. He told us about the critic he liked best: Dwight MacDonald, one of the literary heavyweights of mid-century America. MacDonald was anything but dogmatic. Produced by Trey Kay.

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