Norman Mailer: Works and Days

Epilogue, A Rough Draft

Mailer grades his biographical subjects — less successful with Jesus, proud of his Marilyn and his Ali — and says of The Castle in the Forest: "It has more profoundly disturbing ideas in it than any book I've written."

Mailer grades his biographical subjects — less successful with Jesus, proud of his Marilyn and his Ali — and says of The Castle in the Forest: “It has more profoundly disturbing ideas in it than any book I’ve written.”

First published: 2007-02-04
Form: article-interview
Lennon & Lennon: 07.18
Cite as: /works/2007-02-04-epilogue-rough-draft
Last updated: 2026-06-08