Hemingway to Mailer—A Delayed Response to The Deer Park

Authors

J. Michael Lennon Wilkes University Author

Keywords:

Ernest Hemingway, The Deer Park, literary influence, literary rivalry, postwar American literature, authorial correspondence

Abstract

Norman Mailer’s authorized biographer chronicles the exchange between Hemingway and Mailer that began with The Deer Park.

Author Biography

J. Michael Lennon, Wilkes University

J. Michael Lennon, Emeritus Professor of English at Wilkes University, co-authored with Mailer On God: An Uncommon Conversation. He is currently writing Mailer’s authorized biography for publication by Simon and Schuster in 2012.

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2026-03-25

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2010): Literary Warriors

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