Norman Mailer: Works and Days

A Transit to Narcissus

An advance publication, in the New York Times Book Review, of Mailer's introduction to A Transit to Narcissus, the early novel he wrote in 1942-43 and published in facsimile in 1978.

“A Transit to Narcissus,” an advance publication in the New York Times Book Review (4 December 1977) of Mailer’s introduction to his novel of the same title — written in 1942–43 and published in facsimile in 1978 (78.2).

First published: 1977-12-04
Form: essay
Lennon & Lennon: 77.10
Cite as: /works/1977-12-04-transit-to-narcissus-introduction
Last updated: 2026-06-05