One Way or Another

If you're not yet up to here with remembrances of Norman Mailer, I have two quick reads for you. They're entirely different views of the man. First is Joan Smith's scathing post on the Guardian's blog. She calls him "more grand reactionary than great writer," and that's about the nicest thing she has to say.

Then, read the 2006 interview reposted recently at nerve.com. From his cantankerous opening salvo--"I'm also hard of hearing — particularly when I don't like a question"-- it's a very intresting interview and one that reminds you of Mailer's charm.--David E