MAILER, NORMAN — Marilyn a Biography

UK, Spring Books. 1989. Hardcover with dust jacket, 27.5cm. Book, An extraordinary biography of the legendary screen star Marilyn Monroe (originally published in 1973) by Norman Mailer, one of America's most important writers of the second half of the Twentieth Century. Mailer, the winner of two Pullitzer Prizes, was the first writer to explore the relationship between Monroe and Bobby Kennedy .When first published, this book was the subject of Time and Life Magazine cover stories, was on the New York Times Bestseller List and became a full selection of the Book of the Month Club. review >>> Quintessential Mailer. A thorough psychological examination of not only Monroe but the American psyche and why Marilyn appealed to so many on a variety of levels. Faults? slightly bumped upper right corners. 271pp, 1.3kgs packed for post to you, book's a beauty. Excellent/very Good/Very Good.