Norman Mailer: Works and Days

Talking of Violence

W. J. Weatherby's interview with Mailer in Twentieth Century (London), winter 1964-65 — on violence. Weatherby would later write Squaring Off: Mailer vs. Baldwin (Mason/Charter, 1977). Reprinted partial in Pieces and Pontifications (82.16).

“Talking of Violence.” Interview by W. J. Weatherby. Twentieth Century 173 (winter 1964–65), 109–14. On violence. Weatherby — a British journalist long resident in New York — would later write Squaring Off: Mailer vs. Baldwin (New York: Mason/Charter, 1977), a substantial nonfiction book on the Baldwin–Mailer friendship and feud. Rpt: partial in Pieces and Pontifications (82.16).

First published: 1964
Form: interview
Lennon & Lennon: 64.22
Cite as: /works/1964-winter-talking-of-violence
Last updated: 2026-05-27