Why Mailer Mattered, Why Mailer Matters

Authors

literary influence, personal intellectual development, politics and literature, reader response, authorial voice, American literary culture

A friend and scholar recalls his early experiences reading Norman Mailer.

John Whalen-Bridge, National University of Singapore

John Whalen-Bridge is Associate Professor of English at the National University of Singapore, where he teaches courses on American literature. He is currently writing about Buddhism in American culture, global Buddhism in relation to “spiritual tourism,” and the development of Religious Studies in Asia.