Master Writers of the Twentieth Century
SELECTED LETTERS OF NORMAN MAILER Edited by J. Michael Lennon
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orman Mailer, prolific novelist and essayist, also left behind a rich legacy of letters—more than 45,000 pieces of correspondence from across seven decades. This remarkable volume forms a stunning autobiographical portrait of one of the most original intellectuals of the twentieth century. “Offers the fascinating complexities of a deeply intelligent individual.” —Booklist Random House • HC • 978-1-4000-6623-0 • 896pp. • $40.00 Also available in e-book edition
THE BROKEN ROAD FROM THE IRON GATES TO MOUNT ATHOS by Patrick Leigh Fermor
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n 1933, 18-year-old Patrick Leigh Fermor set out on a walk across Europe. In this, his third and final volume, Leigh Fermor picks up the tale in 1934, taking the reader through spectacular landscapes and uncanny cities, traveling through Bulgaria and Romania before ending his journey in Greece. “Fermor’s gift of observation transcends time, fusing the classical with the modern in prose of voluminous richness.” —Robert D. Kaplan, The Wall Street Journal
NYRB Classics • TR • 978-1-59017-779-2 • 392pp. • $17.95
RAY BRADBURY: THE LAST INTERVIEW AND OTHER CONVERSATIONS by Ray Bradbury and Sam Weller
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n this final interview with his acclaimed biographer, Sam Weller, deeply influential sci-fi author Ray Bradbury explains his early life as a Hollywood fanboy, his ascendance to being a major screenwriter, and the creative process behind the literary form he mastered. “Mr. Bradbury was the writer most responsible for bringing modern science fiction into the literary mainstream.” —The New York Times
Melville House • TR • 978-1-61219-421-9 • 112pp. • $15.95 www.raybradbury.com
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