Norman Mailer: Works and Days

Before He's Naked or Dead, Norman Mailer Goes for Broke: The Biggest Novel of All

Mark Goodman's People Weekly profile, with comment on The Fight and the work-in-progress Ancient Evenings; Mailer protested its accuracy in a follow-up letter.

“Before He’s Naked or Dead, Norman Mailer Goes for Broke: The Biggest Novel of All,” an article-interview by Mark Goodman in People Weekly (10 November 1975) — a profile with comment on The Fight (75.12) and the long work-in-progress Ancient Evenings (83.18). Mailer objected to it; see 75.16.

First published: 1975-11-10
Form: article-interview
Lennon & Lennon: 75.15
Cite as: /works/1975-11-10-goes-for-broke
Last updated: 2026-06-04