royby.com

Norman Mailer speaks out on the literary greats

Posted 07/03/2003 under

Writer and boxing aficionado, Norman Mailer, has a few short words to say on recent literary greats….

Name any great novel that didn’t weary you first time through. A great novel has a consciousness that is new to us. We have to become imbued with this new consciousness before we can enjoy the work. I’ve been bored in part by Moby-Dick, The Red and the Black, Anna Karenina, The Scarlet Letter, Remembrance of Things Past, Ulysses, The Magic Mountain. Hell, even The Sun Also Rises. Of course, I was a Freshman then.

go to article

To foil the spammers, comments will go live only after I've checked them out.
Thanks for your understanding.

Name:

Email:

Location:

URL:

Smileys

Remember my personal information

Notify me of follow-up comments?

To help us fight spam bots, please answer the question you see below:

What is the fourth letter in "balmier"? (1 character required)

Next entry: BBC NEWS | England | Arts degrees ‘reduce earnings’

Previous entry: Australia’s Booming Art Market - smh.com.au

<< Back to main

Subscribe to Feeds

Browse by Category

Latest from - a weblog about weblogging

Norman Mailer speaks out on the literary greats