The Blood of the Blunt

Authors

  • Norman Mailer Author

Keywords:

unpublished fiction, marriage and disillusionment, infidelity and confession, domestic tension, gender roles, emotional alienation, psychological realism

Abstract

“The Blood of the Blunt,” a short story by Norman Mailer, was never published. It is not known with certainty when Mailer wrote the story, but its date of composition is believed to be circa 1951. A transcription of the story follows the images. The Norman Mailer estate has graciously given permission to reprint the story. Images are courtesy of the Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin.

-Phillip Sipiora

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Published

2026-10-09

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2012): Why Mailer Matters

Section

Works by Norman Mailer