Norman vs. Ernest

Influence and Identity

Authors

  • Michael L. Shuman University of South Florida Author

Keywords:

Ernest Hemingway, literary rivalry, masculinity in literature, postwar American fiction, literary reputation, authorial identity

Abstract

Norman Mailer acknowledges Ernest Hemingway’s influence on his artistic style and public character. The two authors never met, but Hemingway’s lone letter to Mailer—and Mailer’s book inscription prompting that letter illuminate the interest the two men expressed in each other’s work.

Author Biography

  • Michael L. Shuman, University of South Florida

    Michael L. Shuman received his PhD in literature from the University of South Florida, where he teaches technical writing and coordinates the Technical/Professional Communications Internship Program. Dr. Shuman is Deputy Editor of The Mailer Review.

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Published

2026-03-25

Issue

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

Section

Articles