Norman Mailer: Works and Days

Norman Mailer at Carnegie Hall

Ralph Blumenfield's New York Post account of Mailer's 31 May Carnegie Hall reading — a final account of Mailer's debut, which he said was 'the closest a middle-aged man can get to being a bullfighter.'

“Norman Mailer at Carnegie Hall.” Article by Ralph Blumenfield. New York Post, 1 June 1963. A final account of Mailer’s debut at Carnegie Hall on 31 May, which Mailer said was “the closest a middle-aged man can get to being a bullfighter.”

First published: 1963-06-01
Form: article
Lennon & Lennon: 63.31a
Cite as: /works/1963-06-01-carnegie-hall-mailer
Last updated: 2026-05-27