Reading: Norman Mailer

In this audiovisual recording from Thursday, March 21, 1985, as part of the 16th Annual UND Writers Conference: “Narratives,” Norman Mailer reads a selection of his work. Mailer tells the story of his near-encounter with Ernest Hemingway, reads from “First Advertisements for Myself,” “Mr. Maugham\u27s Party,” an early version of “The Hazards and Sources of Writing,” and an excerpt from Ancient Evenings. Mailer also responds to audience questions about the writing life and his experience in the Soviet Union