The Shiny Enemies
A friendly letter to the Nation, with one sharp correction, responding to Gore Vidal's review of Advertisements for Myself (59.13).
“The Shiny Enemies.” Letter to the editor. Nation, 30 January 1960, inside front cover.
Mailer answers Gore Vidal‘s 2 January review of Advertisements for Myself (59.13) cordially, but corrects him on one point. Vidal’s review is reprinted in his collection United States: Essays, 1952–1992 (New York: Random House, 1993). Rpt: 14.3.