This late author of controversial books like "Oswald's Tale" had 6 wives, including the one he stabbed
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Mailer 's house certainly feels like a sanctuary for a writer who has... [DOC] [TLE] When literature goes to war: How Kurt Vonnegut, Norman Mailer ... [PAR] May 25, 2014 ... Mailer had all the other arrogances, but in his first novel not this one.