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An American Dream

By Norman Mailer
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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An American Dream by Norman Mailer is a gripping exploration of human desire and ambition set against the backdrop of 1960s America. The story follows Stephen Rojack, a former war hero and television host, as he experiences a tumultuous night that sets him on a dark and introspective journey. Through his experiences, the novel delves into themes of power, sexuality, and the pursuit of the American Dream.
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One of the best American novels ever written - a rollicking, controversial New York fable.

As Stephen Rojack, a decorated war hero and former congressman who murders his wife in a fashionable New York City high-rise, runs amok through the city in which he was once a privileged citizen, Mailer peels away the layers of our social norms to reveal a world of pure appetite and relentless cruelty.

One part Nietzsche, one part de Sade, and one part Charlie Parker, An American Dream grabs the reader by the throat and refuses to let go.

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

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ISBN: 9780241340516

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 November 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 195.0mm

Weight: 192g

Pages: 256

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About the Author

Norman Mailer (1923-2007) was one of the great post-War American writers, both as a novelist and as one of the key inventors of the New Journalism. His books include the novels The Naked and the Dead, The Deer Park, Why Are We in Vietnam?, The Executioner's Song and Harlot's Ghost and the non-fiction works The Armies of the Night, A Fire on the Moon (published in the USA as Of a Fire on the Moon) and The Fight. He won the National Book Award and twice won the Pulitzer Prize.

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