Mailer, Norman

The naked and the dead by Norman Mailer ( Book )
345 editions published between 1932 and 2009 in 18 languages and held by 6,327 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Written in gritty, journalistic detail, the story follows a platoon of Marines who are stationed on the Japanese-held island of Anopopei

The executioner's song by Norman Mailer ( Book )
79 editions published between 1979 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 4,547 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Re-creates the crime, trial and events leading to the execution of convicted murderer Gary Gilmore, who requested the death sentence

The armies of the night; history as a novel, the novel as history by Norman Mailer ( Book )
88 editions published between 1967 and 1994 in 8 languages and held by 3,372 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The author chronicles his experiences during the four days of events surrounding the peace march on the Pentagon in October, 1967

Harlot's ghost by Norman Mailer ( Book )
61 editions published between 1991 and 2010 in 9 languages and held by 3,094 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Story of CIA intelligence officer Harry Hubbard, and his mentor Hugh Tremont Montague code name Harlot

An American dream by Norman Mailer ( Book )
95 editions published between 1964 and 2013 in 10 languages and held by 2,962 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this nightmare vision of life, a hard-drinking TV figure, with schizophrenic tendencies, strangles his wealthy wife

The Gospel according to the Son by Norman Mailer ( Book )
36 editions published between 1997 and 2013 in 6 languages and held by 2,872 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The autobiography of Jesus Christ, written by him after his ascension into heaven. The novel opens with his youth as a carpenter, gives his reaction to God's announcement of his mission to save mankind, and describes the terror of the crucifixion. Christ analyzes his two sides--the divine and the human--and recalls his debates with the devil

The deer park : a play by Norman Mailer ( Book )
112 editions published between 1955 and 2013 in 7 languages and held by 2,750 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The deer park is set in the town of Desert D'Or, a man-made oasis of bars, neon signs, motels, and gambling clubs located in the desert just over the mountains from California. To Desert D'Or come the Hollywood contingents of aspiring movie stars, black-listed writers, call girls, pimps, and paternalistic studio officials -- all to enact in the strenuousness of their leisure-taking, the fevered dreams, sexual conflicts, and sputtering hopes of a rich, but lost, society."--Book jacket

Why are we in Vietnam? A novel by Norman Mailer ( Book )
49 editions published between 1967 and 2008 in 6 languages and held by 1,902 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When "Why Are We in Vietnam"? was published in 1967, almost twenty years after "The Naked and the Dead," the critical response was ecstatic. The novel fully confirmed Mailer's stature as one of the most important figures in contemporary American literature. Now, a new edition of this exceptional work serves as further affirmation of its timeless quality. Narrated by Ranald ("D.J.") Jethroe, Texas's most precocious teenager, on the eve of his departure to fight in Vietnam, this story of a hunting trip in Alaska is both brilliantly entertaining and profoundly thoughtful

Of a fire on the moon by Norman Mailer ( Book )
15 editions published between 1960 and 1985 in English and held by 1,875 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Synthesis of science and literature: an account of Project Apollo

Miami and the siege of Chicago; an informal history of the Republican and Democratic Conventions of 1968 by Norman Mailer ( Book )
24 editions published between 1968 and 2008 in English and held by 1,793 WorldCat member libraries worldwide