A mysterious country : the grace and fragility of American democracy

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A mysterious country : the grace and fragility of American democracy / Norman Mailer ; edited by J. Michael Lennon and John Buffalo Mailer.

Mailer, Norman, (author.). Lennon, Michael, (editor.). Mailer, John Buffalo, (editor.). Mailer, Norman. General's lecture. (Added Author). Mailer, Norman. Letter to Beatrice Mailer. (Added Author). Mailer, Norman. Hitler on my mind. (Added Author). Mailer, Norman. Frontiers of violence. (Added Author). Mailer, Norman. Russia, the progressive party, and Henry Luce. (Added Author). Mailer, Norman. Roots and paranoia. (Added Author). Mailer, Norman. Depression, desperations, fascism I. (Added Author). Mailer, Norman. McLeod tells all. (Added Author). Mailer, Norman. Letter to Arthur Miller. (Added Author). Mailer, Norman. Depths of Democratic strength. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9781956763379 :
ISBN: 1956763376 :
Physical Description: xxiii, 298 pages ; 24 cm
Edition: First Edition.
Publisher: New York : Arcade Publishing, [2023]
Copyright: ©2023

Content descriptions

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Includes bibliographical references.

Summary, etc.:

"A Mysterious Country is a carefully selected collection of Mailer's most incisive--and sometimes remarkably prophetic--commentary on American democracy and what must be done to safeguard it. The anthology draws on both published and unpublished sources,from Mailer's great works of narrative nonfiction and novels as well as essays, interviews, letters, speeches, and talk show appearances. It includes pungent remarks on every president from FDR through George W. Bush, as well as correspondence with several. Throughout, what shines through is Mailer's passion for our democratic project--as well as the freedom that comes with it--and a keen awareness of its potential for failure, its virtues, and what is required of us to keep it intact"-- Provided by publisher.