It's absolutely philistine not to recognize what a great book 'An Amer…

Germaine Greer
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It's absolutely philistine not to recognize what a great book 'An American Dream' is. Norman Mailer is his own worst enemy, and if you don't catch him in a defensive position, he'll admit it. I'd really like to help that man.
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