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Mornings with Mailer: A Recollection of Friendship [NOOK Book]
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In the spring of 2003, Norman Mailer, who was then eighty years old, invited an improbable companion into his life: Dwayne Raymond, a young writer who was waiting tables at a restaurant in Provincetown, at the tip of Cape Cod, where Mailer spent most of his final years. Raymond became Mailer's aide in all matters professional and private, assisting the Pulitzer Prize–winning author on the four books he published during this time, including his last novel, The Castle in the Forest. As Raymond's responsibilities grew, so too did his closeness to Mailer, who in turn taught him how to navigate his own personal challenges.
In this touching memoir, Dwayne Raymond presents a loving portrait of Norman Mailer in his twilight years, depicting a quirky and complex but achingly human man so unlike the Mailer of disquieting legend. Beautifully written and honestly portrayed, Mornings with Mailer is a personal and revealing story of a great writer, his man Friday, and their unlikely but enduring friendship.
Introduction: First Sight 1
1 An Agreeable Proposal 5
2 A Modest Interruption 33
3 The Writer's Table… and Other Passions 67
4 The Remover of Obstacles 103
5 Provincetown, Poker, and Friends 133
6 Building a Castle in the Forest 163
7 Mail, Media, and Matters of Men 195
8 Shifts 225
9 Days Out… and the Secret Book 245
10 Long Afternoons 283
11 Keeping November Open 309
12 The Red Dory 331
Acknowledgments 341
Overview
In the spring of 2003, Norman Mailer, who was then eighty years old, invited an improbable companion into his life: Dwayne Raymond, a young writer who was waiting tables at a restaurant in Provincetown, at the tip of Cape Cod, where Mailer spent most of his final years. Raymond became Mailer's aide in all matters professional and private, assisting the Pulitzer Prize–winning author on the four books he published during this time, including his last novel, The Castle in the Forest. As Raymond's responsibilities grew, so too did his closeness to Mailer, who in turn taught him how to navigate his own personal challenges.
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