Norman Mailer uppercut Gore Vidal in the mouth. Vidal, who had infuriated Mailer by comparing him to Charles Manson in a review six years earlier, is said to have replied, “Norman, once again words have failed you.” The two would eventually reconcile, but their feud—as intellectual as it was physical—marked an
In Praise of feuds
Oct 05, 2023
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