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Norman Mailer

American author Norman Mailer, best known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel *The Executioner’s Song* and *The Naked and the Dead*, was a towering figure in 20th-century literature. His works have sold millions of copies and shaped modern non-fiction. This page provides Norman Mailer’s books in order, including both chronological publication and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1948The Naked and the DeadPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1952Barbary ShorePOoSN · 2Buy ↗

1955The Deer ParkPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

1959Advertisements for MyselfPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1959The White NegroPOoNB · 1Buy ↗

1962Deaths for the LadiesPOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

1963The Presidential PapersPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

1966Cannibals and ChristiansPOoSN · 5Buy ↗

1966An American DreamPOoSN · 6Buy ↗

1967Bull Fight: A Photographic NarrativePOoSN · 7Buy ↗

1968Miami and the Siege of ChicagoPOoNB · 2Buy ↗

1968Why Are We at War?POoNB · 3Buy ↗

1968The Armies of the NightPOoNB · 4Buy ↗

1968Why Are We in Vietnam?POoSN · 8Buy ↗

1970A Fire on the MoonPOoNB · 5Buy ↗

1971Prisoner of SexPOoNB · 6Buy ↗

1971MaidstonePOoSN · 9Buy ↗

1972St. George and the GodfatherPOoSN · 10Buy ↗

1973Existential ErrandsPOoSSC · 3Buy ↗

1973MarilynPOoNB · 7Buy ↗

1974The Faith of GraffitiPOoNB · 8Buy ↗

1974Watching My Name Go ByPOoSN · 11Buy ↗

1975The FightPOoNB · 9Buy ↗

1976Genius & LustPOoNB · 10Buy ↗

1976Some Honorable Men: Political Conventions, 1960-1972POoNB · 11Buy ↗

1978A Transit To Narcissus: A Facsimile of the Original TypescriptPOoNB · 12Buy ↗

1979The Executioner's SongPOoNB · 13Buy ↗

1980The Short Fiction of Norman MailerPOoSSC · 4Buy ↗

1980Of a Small and Modest Malignancy, Wicked and Bristling with DotsPOoSN · 12Buy ↗

1980Of Women and Their ElegancePOoNB · 14Buy ↗

1982PiecesPOoSSC · 5Buy ↗

1982Essential MailerPOoSSC · 6Buy ↗

1982PontificationsPOoSSC · 7Buy ↗

1982After the White NegroPOoSN · 13Buy ↗

1983Pieces and PontificationsPOoSSC · 8Buy ↗

1983Ancient EveningsPOoSN · 14Buy ↗

1984Tough Guys Don't DancePOoSN · 15Buy ↗

1985Huckleberry Finn: Alive at 100POoNB · 15Buy ↗

1989Language of MenPOoNB · 16Buy ↗

1991Los Gusanos(By: John Sayles)POoNB · 1Buy ↗

1991Harlot's GhostPOoSN · 16Buy ↗

1992How the Wimp Won the WarPOoNB · 17Buy ↗

1995Oswald's TalePOoNB · 18Buy ↗

1995Portrait of Picasso As a Young ManPOoNB · 19Buy ↗

1997The Gospel According to the SonPOoSN · 17Buy ↗

1998The Time Of Our TimePOoSSC · 9Buy ↗

1999Muhammad Ali: Ringside(With: Joyce Carol Oates,Alex Haley)POoNB · 20Buy ↗

2000The Best of The Nation(By: Victor Navasky,vanden Heuvel, Katrina)POoNB · 2Buy ↗

2001The Betrayal of America(By: Vincent Bugliosi)POoNB · 3Buy ↗

2002Dreaming War(By: Gore Vidal)POoNB · 4Buy ↗

2002Into the Mirror: The Life of Robert P. HanssenPOoNB · 21Buy ↗

2003Unsustainable(By: Eamonn Fingleton)POoNB · 5Buy ↗

2003The Red and the Blacklist(By: Norma Barzman)POoNB · 6Buy ↗

2003Napoleon's Glance(By: William Duggan)POoNB · 7Buy ↗

2003Shaking the Foundations(By: Pete Hamill,Bruce Shapiro)POoNB · 8Buy ↗

2003A Prayer for America(By: Dennis Kucinich)POoNB · 9Buy ↗

2003Modest GiftsPOoSSC · 10Buy ↗

2003The Spooky ArtPOoNB · 22Buy ↗

2004Taking Back America(By: Katrina Vanden Heuvel,Robert L. Borosage)POoNB · 10Buy ↗

2004A Hole in the World(By: Jonathan Schell)POoNB · 11Buy ↗

2004The Truth About Camp David(By: Clayton E. Swisher)POoNB · 12Buy ↗

2004Silver City and Other Screenplays(By: John Sayles)POoNB · 13Buy ↗

2004The Good, the Bad and the Dolce Vita(With: Mickey Knox)POoNB · 14Buy ↗

2004Murdered by Capitalism(By: John Ross)POoNB · 15Buy ↗

2004Imperial America(By: Gore Vidal)POoNB · 16Buy ↗

2004Killed(By: David Wallis)POoNB · 17Buy ↗

2004Love, Poverty, and War(By: Christopher Hitchens)POoNB · 18Buy ↗

2004The High Times Reader(By: Ann Nocenti,Paul Krassner,Ruth Baldwin)POoNB · 19Buy ↗

2005Deserter from Death(By: Howard Zinn,Daniel Singer)POoNB · 20Buy ↗

2006The Big EmptyPOoNB · 23Buy ↗

2007The Castle in the ForestPOoSN · 18Buy ↗

2007On God: An Uncommon ConversationPOoNB · 24Buy ↗

2009Blood, Class and Empire(By: Christopher Hitchens)POoNB · 21Buy ↗

2009Genocide of the Mind(By: Vine Deloria Jr.)POoNB · 22Buy ↗

2013Mind of an OutlawPOoNB · 25Buy ↗

2013Vidal vs. Mailer(With: Gore Vidal)POoNB · 26Buy ↗

2014Selected Letters of Norman MailerPOoNB · 27Buy ↗

2016Ten Thousand Words a MinutePOoNB · 28Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Nation Books22 books · 1991–2009

01Los Gusanos(By: John Sayles)1991Buy ↗

02The Best of The Nation(By: Victor Navasky,vanden Heuvel, Katrina)2000Buy ↗

03The Betrayal of America(By: Vincent Bugliosi)2001Buy ↗

04Dreaming War(By: Gore Vidal)2002Buy ↗

05Unsustainable(By: Eamonn Fingleton)2003Buy ↗

06The Red and the Blacklist(By: Norma Barzman)2003Buy ↗

07Napoleon's Glance(By: William Duggan)2003Buy ↗

08Shaking the Foundations(By: Pete Hamill,Bruce Shapiro)2003Buy ↗

09A Prayer for America(By: Dennis Kucinich)2003Buy ↗

10Taking Back America(By: Katrina Vanden Heuvel,Robert L. Borosage)2004Buy ↗

11A Hole in the World(By: Jonathan Schell)2004Buy ↗

12The Truth About Camp David(By: Clayton E. Swisher)2004Buy ↗

13Silver City and Other Screenplays(By: John Sayles)2004Buy ↗

14The Good, the Bad and the Dolce Vita(With: Mickey Knox)2004Buy ↗

15Murdered by Capitalism(By: John Ross)2004Buy ↗

16Imperial America(By: Gore Vidal)2004Buy ↗

17Killed(By: David Wallis)2004Buy ↗

18Love, Poverty, and War(By: Christopher Hitchens)2004Buy ↗

19The High Times Reader(By: Ann Nocenti,Paul Krassner,Ruth Baldwin)2004Buy ↗

20Deserter from Death(By: Howard Zinn,Daniel Singer)2005Buy ↗

21Blood, Class and Empire(By: Christopher Hitchens)2009Buy ↗

22Genocide of the Mind(By: Vine Deloria Jr.)2009Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections10 books · 1959–2003

01Advertisements for Myself1959Buy ↗

02Deaths for the Ladies1962Buy ↗

03Existential Errands1973Buy ↗

04The Short Fiction of Norman Mailer1980Buy ↗

05Pieces1982Buy ↗

06Essential Mailer1982Buy ↗

07Pontifications1982Buy ↗

08Pieces and Pontifications1983Buy ↗

09The Time Of Our Time1998Buy ↗

10Modest Gifts2003Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books28 books · 1959–2016

01The White Negro1959Buy ↗

02Miami and the Siege of Chicago1968Buy ↗

03Why Are We at War?1968Buy ↗

04The Armies of the Night1968Buy ↗

05A Fire on the Moon1970Buy ↗

06Prisoner of Sex1971Buy ↗

07Marilyn1973Buy ↗

08The Faith of Graffiti1974Buy ↗

09The Fight1975Buy ↗

10Genius & Lust1976Buy ↗

11Some Honorable Men: Political Conventions, 1960-19721976Buy ↗

12A Transit To Narcissus: A Facsimile of the Original Typescript1978Buy ↗

13The Executioner's Song1979Buy ↗

14Of Women and Their Elegance1980Buy ↗

15Huckleberry Finn: Alive at 1001985Buy ↗

16Language of Men1989Buy ↗

17How the Wimp Won the War1992Buy ↗

18Oswald's Tale1995Buy ↗

19Portrait of Picasso As a Young Man1995Buy ↗

20Muhammad Ali: Ringside(With: Joyce Carol Oates,Alex Haley)1999Buy ↗

21Into the Mirror: The Life of Robert P. Hanssen2002Buy ↗

22The Spooky Art2003Buy ↗

23The Big Empty2006Buy ↗

24On God: An Uncommon Conversation2007Buy ↗

25Mind of an Outlaw2013Buy ↗

26Vidal vs. Mailer(With: Gore Vidal)2013Buy ↗

27Selected Letters of Norman Mailer2014Buy ↗

28Ten Thousand Words a Minute2016Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels18 books · 1948–2007

01The Naked and the Dead1948Buy ↗

02Barbary Shore1952Buy ↗

03The Deer Park1955Buy ↗

04The Presidential Papers1963Buy ↗

05Cannibals and Christians1966Buy ↗

06An American Dream1966Buy ↗

07Bull Fight: A Photographic Narrative1967Buy ↗

08Why Are We in Vietnam?1968Buy ↗

09Maidstone1971Buy ↗

10St. George and the Godfather1972Buy ↗

11Watching My Name Go By1974Buy ↗

12Of a Small and Modest Malignancy, Wicked and Bristling with Dots1980Buy ↗

13After the White Negro1982Buy ↗

14Ancient Evenings1983Buy ↗

15Tough Guys Don't Dance1984Buy ↗

16Harlot's Ghost1991Buy ↗

17The Gospel According to the Son1997Buy ↗

18The Castle in the Forest2007Buy ↗

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