Norman Mailer: Works and Days

Uncle Norman Makes the Obscene

Nancy Weber's article-interview focused on the forthcoming Why Are We in Vietnam?, with asides on the war, Ronald Reagan, An American Dream, and The Deer Park: A Play; Mailer dates the novel's writing to June-November 1966.

An article-interview by Nancy Weber focusing mainly on the forthcoming Why Are We in Vietnam? (67.15), with asides on the war, Ronald Reagan, An American Dream (65.7), and The Deer Park: A Play (67.13). Mailer says the novel “took five months, June to November 1966, with a month and a half out to do ‘The Deer Park’ in Provincetown.”

First published: 1967-09
Form: article-interview
Lennon & Lennon: 67.14
Cite as: /works/1967-09-uncle-norman-makes-the-obscene
Last updated: 2026-05-30