An American Dream
Edition: First Edition
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A bold and visceral work of literary fiction, An American Dream chronicles a single harrowing night in the life of Stephen Rojack — war hero, television personality, and professor — who murders his estranged wife and then navigates the surreal, morally treacherous aftermath across the underbelly of New York City. Mailer constructs a fever-dream narrative that argues the American pursuit of power, masculinity, and reinvention is inseparable from violence and self-destruction. The novel's tone is electric and unrelenting, blending existential philosophy with raw, visceral prose that pulls the reader through a world where magic, menace, and ambition collide. Rojack's descent — and strange ascent — illustrates Mailer's conviction that courage, in its most primal form, is the only currency that matters in a corrupt and indifferent society. First published in 1965, An American Dream remains one of the most provocative and polarizing novels of the twentieth century, a work that challenges comfortable moral boundaries at every turn.
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Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Tanning and foxing , price clipped
Markings: No markings
A bold and visceral work of literary fiction, An American Dream chronicles a single harrowing night in the life of Stephen Rojack — war hero, television personality, and professor — who murders his estranged wife and then navigates the surreal, morally treacherous aftermath across the underbelly of New York City. Mailer constructs a fever-dream narrative that argues the American pursuit of power, masculinity, and reinvention is inseparable from violence and self-destruction. The novel's tone is electric and unrelenting, blending existential philosophy with raw, visceral prose that pulls the reader through a world where magic, menace, and ambition collide. Rojack's descent — and strange ascent — illustrates Mailer's conviction that courage, in its most primal form, is the only currency that matters in a corrupt and indifferent society. First published in 1965, An American Dream remains one of the most provocative and polarizing novels of the twentieth century, a work that challenges comfortable moral boundaries at every turn.
