Today, we’ll tell you who Norman Mailer is.His books are popular, so you should talk about this person in more detail. We are talking about an American writer, journalist, playwright, screenwriter and filmmaker. He was born in 1923.
Biography
Born Norman Mailer in New Jersey, Long Branch.Comes from a Jewish immigrant family. Father - Mailer Isaac Barnet, accountant from South Africa. Mother - housewife and nurse Fan Schneider. After our hero, the spouses had two more daughters - Norma and Barbara. Ros Norman Mailer in New York. He attended school Styvesant Brooklyn Bedford. In 1939 he became a Harvard student. There he studied aeronautics. In 1943 he graduated from the university. In the student period engaged in literary activities. The first story was written and published in 1941, at the age of 18. He was awarded a university journal award. Our hero fought in the Philippines. In addition to literature, the writer was engaged in journalism. He wrote screenplays. He took a few pictures. In some acted as an actor. One of the founders of the "new journalism" school. In 1960, while intoxicated, he injured his wife with a penknife. As a result, he fell into a lunatic asylum, where he stayed for two weeks. Later this episode was devoted to a poem called “A rainy evening with his wife.”
Literary creativity
Norman Mailer wrote the novel “The Nude and the Dead” in1948 This is his most famous book, and it is dedicated to the theme of the Second World War. In addition, the following works belong to our hero: “Oleniy Zapovednik”, “American Dream”, “Why We Are in Vietnam”, “Gospel of the Son of God”, “Castle in the Forest”, “Evenings in Antiquity”, “White Negro” , “The Executioner's Song”, “The Ghost of a Prostitute”. Widely known documentary reports of our hero. In particular, the work "Army of the Night" tells about the peace march to Washington and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. The report "Miami and the Siege of Chicago" tells about the national conventions of the Democratic and Republican parties. The work "Fire on the Moon" tells about the landing of people on the Earth satellite. The writer authored the biographies of Lee Harvey Oswald, Picasso and Marilyn Monroe.
Working in a movie
In 1968our hero put the film "Out of Law" and "Wildness-90". In 1970, he shot "Maidstone" - a satirical film about the presidential election. In this film, also played a major role. In 1987, our hero acted as a screenwriter and director of the film "Cool guys do not dance." The film was put on his own book of the same name. In addition, this creative person was filmed by Jean-Luc Godard, Milos Foreman, Jonas Mekas and Kenneth Enger.
Editions in Russian
Norman Mailer, as already said, isthe author of the book "The Naked and the Dead." Its Russian version was published in Moscow in 1976. This novel tells about the combat activities and life of the US Army. The scene of action is the Pacific Front. The time of narration is the period of the Second World War. The author exposes the manners and practices that prevail in the US Army.
In 2004publishing house "AST" has published a book "The Ghost of a prostitute." In 2007, the work of the writer “Evenings in antiquity” was published in St. Petersburg. This novel is a fascinating attempt to recreate the period from the history of Egypt. The book deals with the era of the New Kingdom of the times of 19–20 dynasties - Ramses. Warrior Menenkhet is telling his grandson about the various campaigns of Pharaoh against the Hittites. He also describes the battle of Kadesh, the beautiful, exquisite wife of Pharaoh - Nefertari. The hero tells about the years of power, when temples were erected, people offered praises to the gods, the treasury was full. In this book, the magic of the word evokes a string of memories of mysterious faraway lands that do not cease to excite the imagination of modern writers and artists.
The writer died on November 10, 2007 in New York. He was 84 years old.
