Norman Mailer: Works and Days

The Book Industry Presents the 20th National Book Awards

A full Publishers Weekly account of the 20th National Book Awards ceremony, with excerpts from the winners' remarks, including Mailer's.

An article giving a full account of the 20th National Book Awards ceremony, with excerpts from all the winners’ remarks, including Mailer’s (for The Armies of the Night). The full text of his speech is in Existential Errands (72.7) and The Essential Mailer (82.19).

First published: 1969-03-24
Form: article
Lennon & Lennon: 69.4
Cite as: /works/1969-03-24-20th-national-book-awards
Last updated: 2026-05-30