Oswald's Tale examines a killer and a mystery from Mailer
Robert Friedman reviews Norman Mailer's Oswald's Tale a two part portrait of Lee Harvey Oswald tracing his life in Minsk and the United States. The biography blends fact and conjecture to portray a disturbing humane image of a man who murdered Kennedy while arguing that the act sprang from nihilistic megalomania rather than personal motive.
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Mailer blasts Oswald critics over imagination in tale
Norman Mailer defends Oswald's Tale as a humane, expansive portrait of JFK's killer, arguing critics cling to despicable stereotypes. He says Oswald was brighter and driven by a flawed political dream, not a mere small time loser, and predicts a would-be Haight Ashbury figure if he lived longer.
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Wall Street Journal Best Sellers Fiction List
The Wall Street Journal reports nationwide hardcover best sellers for the week ending last Saturday across major booksellers. The list runs through 50 titles by authors such as Grisham Clark Redfield Tyler Garner Price Hambly Waller Mayle Le Carre Le Carre Daley Chopra Preston Wohlmuth Beardstown Howard MacLaine Berendt Gross Covey Fulghum and others, with a sales index pegged at 100 for the top fiction title.
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Trekking author Liska dies at 66 in Colombia
Danny Liska, famed trekker and adventurer from Nebraska, died of leukemia in Bogota at 66. His journeys included an Alaska to South America motorcycle ride in 1959 and a north of Scotland to South Africa crossing, during which he endured malaria and even ate monkey to survive while chronicling his experiences in Two Wheels To Adventure.
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UNC Press releases hurricane history volume for coast
The University of North Carolina Press publishes North Carolina's Hurricane History by Jay Barnes, a illustrated survey of over 50 storms from early explorers through 1993, with maps, photos, evacuation guidance, and readiness notes. Price 34.95 cloth, 16.95 paper. available via catalog or (800) 848-6224. Ebony Echoes, a NC tied poetry collection by Tegrah Publishing, features local authors and regional ties, priced 8.50, shipping from Raleigh.
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