{"product_id":"liptons-a-marijuana-journal-1954-1955-9781956763874","title":"Lipton's, a Marijuana Journal: 1954-1955","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe final previously unpublished work from two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and winner of the National Book Award, Norman Mailer.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Norman Mailer is one of America's most consequential public intellectuals of the postwar period. He cofounded the \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, and he was the author of twelve novels, among them \u003ci\u003eThe Naked and the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHarlot's Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as numerous works of nonfiction. He is truly one of the giants of American literature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLipton's, A Marijuana Journal \u003c\/i\u003eis the only work by Norman Mailer that has not been published previously. Written between 1954-55, from December to March, it contains many ideas he would develop in his later work. The journal includes daily musings, as well as thoughts profound. It is a must-read for Norman Mailer scholars, as well as literature professors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLipton's, A Marijuana Journal\u003c\/i\u003e also includes never before published letters between Robert Lindner (author of \u003ci\u003eRebel Without a Cause\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Prescription for a Reberllion\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e The 50 Minute Hour) \u003c\/i\u003eand Norman Mailer. They introduce the reader to Mailer's state of mind during the time he was writing the journal and to the unique relationship he had with Dr. Lindner.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcade Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781956763874\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.93d","brand":"Norman Mailer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43838730961077,"sku":"9781956763874","price":28.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b1441f84-b72c-4166-aef3-356149da0de5.jpg?v=1712028963","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/liptons-a-marijuana-journal-1954-1955-9781956763874","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}