The Mystery of Norman Mailer

Authors

Barbara Wasserman Author

Keywords:

tribute, family memoir, sibling perspective, personal legacy, authorial personality, literary memory

Author Biography

Barbara Wasserman

Barbara Wasserman, Norman Mailer’s sister, has worked as a researcher for film and television documentaries, as a book editor, and in 1967 published The Bold New Woman, an anthology of contemporary women writers. At present she is writing short memoirs.

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Published

2026-02-10

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2008): In Memorium

Section

Tributes: Carnegie Hall Memorial

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