Norman Mailer: Works and Days

War & Peace: The Mailer Version

John McClosky's record of conversations among the Maidstone cast, quoting Lady Jeanne Campbell on Mailer's concentration on violence.

An article-interview by John McClosky — a record of conversations among the Maidstone cast and Sen. Jacob Javits and his wife Marian. Lady Jeanne Campbell — Mailer’s third wife — is quoted: “You know, Norman is such a great artist. I just don’t understand his concentration on violence… I think the task of the artist is to go beyond violence.”

First published: 1968-10-04
Form: article-interview
Lennon & Lennon: 68.21a
Cite as: /works/1968-10-04-war-and-peace-mailer-version
Last updated: 2026-05-30