Mr. Mailer Interviews Himself
Mailer's catechetical self-interview accompanying the publication of Why Are We in Vietnam?; reprinted as "An Imaginary Interview."
A catechetical self-interview accompanying the publication of Why Are We in Vietnam? (67.15). Mailer says 67.15 “has its roots in Cannibals and Christians” (66.11) and links the total warfare of Ulysses S. Grant with modern science’s “gross methods of experimentation,” describing the novel’s style as “Joyce gone hip,” a “pure American” style. Rpt: as “An Imaginary Interview” in 72.7, 82.19, A Fragment From Vietnam (85.11), 88.6.
Related pages
- 1967 | Why Are We in Vietnam?
- Cannibals and Christians (66.11) | Existential Errands (72.7) | The Essential Mailer (82.19) | A Fragment From Vietnam: A Play in One Act (85.11)