Exclusive: Norman Podhoretz on Norman Mailer

Norman Mailer died last weekend at the age of 84. In 1999, COMMENTARY’s Editor at Large Norman Podhoretz published Ex-Friends, a memoir of his sundered friendships with some of the leading figures of New York’s literary intelligentsia, Mailer among them. Here, free of charge, is "A Foul-Weather Friend to Norman Mailer," the chapter on Mailer in Ex-Friends.

About the Author

Norman Podhoretz is the editor-at-large of COMMENTARY. His new book, World War IV: The Long Struggle Against Islamofascism, was released by Doubleday on September 11, 2007. Watch an interview with Mr. Podhoretz on his article "The Case for Bombing Iran" in the June issue of Commentary.

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