Advertisements For Myself
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good , price clipped
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A landmark work of American literary audacity, Advertisements for Myself presents Norman Mailer's bold and restless self-examination through a genre-defying collage of fiction, essays, journalism, and personal commentary. Mailer chronicles his own ambitions, failures, and rivalries with unflinching candor, positioning himself as both the subject and the critic in a relentless pursuit of literary greatness. The tone is combative, confessional, and electric — Mailer argues for his own significance with the same ferocity he directs at the cultural and political landscape of mid-twentieth-century America. Weaving together previously published pieces with new autobiographical passages, the collection illustrates the restless mind of a writer determined to reshape not just his own career, but the very nature of American letters. First published in 1959, it remains a singular and provocative document of ego, craft, and the cost of artistic ambition.
Author: Norman Mailer
Format: Hardback
Published: 1961, Andre Deutsch
Genre: Essays
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
A landmark work of American literary audacity, Advertisements for Myself presents Norman Mailer's bold and restless self-examination through a genre-defying collage of fiction, essays, journalism, and personal commentary. Mailer chronicles his own ambitions, failures, and rivalries with unflinching candor, positioning himself as both the subject and the critic in a relentless pursuit of literary greatness. The tone is combative, confessional, and electric — Mailer argues for his own significance with the same ferocity he directs at the cultural and political landscape of mid-twentieth-century America. Weaving together previously published pieces with new autobiographical passages, the collection illustrates the restless mind of a writer determined to reshape not just his own career, but the very nature of American letters. First published in 1959, it remains a singular and provocative document of ego, craft, and the cost of artistic ambition.