Norman MailerEssays · Literary Fiction·1923–2007
An American Dream
Synopsis
Norman Mailer's "An American Dream" plunges into the dark heart of a man consumed by his own desires and demons. This novel explores the destructive impulses of a successful television executive whose life spirals into violence and moral decay. It's a raw look at the American psyche when ambition and ego collide with primal urges.
How it reads
Prose complexity 7/10