Norman Mailer: Works and Days

The Proust Questionnaire: Norman Mailer

Thirty-eight questions; asked which historical figure he most admires, Mailer answered "Hemingway. His suicide suggested the unseen perils of my profession." Rpt: Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire (Rodale, 2009).

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Thirty-eight questions; asked which historical figure he most admires, Mailer answered “Hemingway. His suicide suggested the unseen perils of my profession.” Rpt: Vanity Fair’s Proust Questionnaire (Rodale, 2009).

First published: 2007-01
Form: interview
Lennon & Lennon: 07.3
Cite as: /works/2007-01-proust-questionnaire
Last updated: 2026-06-18