Norman Mailer: Works and Days

Our Religion Is Called America

A Der Spiegel interview (mid-2003) in which Mailer dissects the 'Christian warrior' George W. Bush and his motives for the Iraq War; he notes that his novel-in-progress is not a Harlot's Ghost sequel.

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A Der Spiegel interview (six-page transcript, published in May or June 2003) in which Mailer dissects the “Christian warrior” George W. Bush and his motives for the Iraq War — of a piece with Why Are We at War? (03.18). He notes at the close that his novel-in-progress is not a continuation of Harlot’s Ghost (it is The Castle in the Forest, 07.10).

A full transcription, held in the working archive pending rights clearance, is at full text.

First published: 2003-05
Form: interview
Lennon & Lennon: 03.22
Cite as: /works/2003-05-our-religion-is-called-america
Last updated: 2026-06-06