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    Norman Mailer

    The Time of Our Time (Random House) Some of the greatest prose highs of this American century are found in this vast anthology by Norman Mailer.

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    By Michael Silverblatt • Aug 6, 1998 • 30m Listen

    The Time of Our Time

    (Random House)

    Some of the greatest prose highs of this American century are found in this vast anthology. After fifty years of writing, how does Norman Mailer feel about his incursions and his contributions?

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      Norman Mailer

      The Time of Our Time (Random House) Some of the greatest prose highs of this American century are found in this vast anthology by Norman Mailer.

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      Norman Mailer

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