Norman Mailer's Stabbing of Adele Morales

Background

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The Incident

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The Aftermath

Initially, Mailer plead “not guilty,” but later changed his plea to “guilty” in order to avoid harmful publicity for his family.

Critical Response

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Personal Response

After being remanded to Bellevue, Mailer confessed to the judge: “I feel I did a lousy, dirty, cowardly thing.”

Bibliography

• Lennon, J. Michael (2013). Norman Mailer: A Double Life. New York: Simon and Schuster.
• McKinley, Maggie (2021). "Introduction". Norman Mailer in Context. Cambridge: Cambridge UP. pp. 1–10.