Advertisements for Myself

Advertisements for Myself is a comprehensive collection of the best of Norman Mailer's essays, stories, interviews and journalism from the Forties and Fifties, linked by anarchic and riotous autobiographical commentary. Laying bare the heart of a witty, belligerent and vigorous writer, this manifesto of Mailer's key beliefs contains pieces on his war experiences in the Philippines (the basis for his famous first novel The Naked and the Dead), tributes to fellow novelists William Styron, Saul Bellow, Truman Capote and Gore Vidal and magnificent polemics against pornography, advertising, drugs and politics. Also included is his notorious exposition of the phenomenon of the 'White Negro', the Beat Generation's existentialist hero whose life, like Mailer's, is 'an unchartered journey into the rebellious imperatives of the self'

Advertisements for Myself este o colectie cuprinzatoare a celor mai bune eseuri, povesti, interviuri si jurnalism ale lui Norman Mailer din anii 40 si 50, legate de comentarii autobiografice anarhice si revoltatoare. Afisand inima unui scriitor intelept, beligerant si viguros, acest manifest al credintelor cheie ale lui Mailer contine piese despre experientele sale de razboi din Filipine (baza celebrului sau prim roman The Naked and the Dead), omagii colegilor romancieri William Styron, Saul Bellow, Truman Capote si Gore Vidal si magnifice polemici impotriva pornografiei, publicitatii, drogurilor si politicii.