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In 1951 Norman Mailer had met Adele through a friend one night, and in that meeting they had instantly connected. What started as a simple calm relationship however eventually would turn into turmoil as Mailer began going through episodes that would lead up stabbing Adele in the middle of a campaign launch party. He had attacked several of his guests on 19th night of November, (1960) and then proceeded to stab Adele after a personal remark she had made towards his writing. Using a dirty penknife, he had stabbed her close to the heart and followed several times in her back. leaving her in intensive care for three weeks. It was later revealed that Mailer, who was heavily under the influence had attacked her for claiming his writing would never match up to the works of Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky.


Bibliography

  • Mailer, Adele (1997). The Last Party. Barricade Books. p. 380. ISBN 1-569-800-987.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • "The point of no return came when Norman Mailer stabbed her for saying he wasn't as good as Dostoyevsky". National Post. The New York Times. Nov 24, 2015. Retrieved Sep 21, 2022.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • "Adele Mailer By: Norman Mailer's". Galileo. The Daily Telegraph (London). Nov 28, 2015. Retrieved Sep 21, 2022.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)