| Description |
xxiii, 298 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
General's lecture -- Letter to Beatrice Mailer -- Hitler on my mind -- Frontiers of violence -- Russia, the progressive party, and Henry Luce -- Roots and paranoia -- Depression, desperations, fascism I -- McLeod tells all -- Letter to Arthur Miller -- Depths of Democratic strength. |
| Summary |
"A Mysterious Country is a carefully selected collection of Mailer's most incisive--and sometimes remarkably prophetic--commentary on American democracy and what must be done to safeguard it. The anthology draws on both published and unpublished sources, from Mailer's great works of narrative nonfiction and novels as well as essays, interviews, letters, speeches, and talk show appearances. It includes pungent remarks on every president from FDR through George W. Bush, as well as correspondence with several. Throughout, what shines through is Mailer's passion for our democratic project--as well as the freedom that comes with it--and a keen awareness of its potential for failure, its virtues, and what is required of us to keep it intact"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-298). |
| Subject |
Mailer, Norman -- Political and social views.
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Democracy -- United States.
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United States -- Politics and government.
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Democracy in literature.
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| Added Author |
Lennon, Michael, editor.
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Mailer, John Buffalo, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781956763379 hc. |
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