Memories of Norman Mailer
Mark Olshaker's "Memories of Norman Mailer" in Reflections: Norman Mailer at 100 (2023): Mailer's surprising courage, honesty, and generosity, including the two regrets he confided over lunch.
Mark Olshaker‘s “Memories of Norman Mailer” (Reflections: Norman Mailer at 100, p. 80) recalls a visit to Provincetown, an interview at the Cosmos Club in Washington where Mailer matched his six literary styles to his six wives, and a lunch at which Mailer named his two lasting regrets: stabbing Adele and supporting Jack Henry Abbott‘s release from prison. What surprised Olshaker most was Mailer’s “courage, honesty, and generosity.”
Full text: Memories of Norman Mailer. Other contributions are listed in the book’s contents.