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Activity2 Fill in the table. 
Literary 
genre 
Literary trend 
Writer 
Key works 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Social novels 
Jones, James 
Jones, James (1921-1977), American author, born in Robinson, Illinois. At 
the age of 18 he joined the United States Army. His five-year army 
experience provided the background for his first and most successful novel, 
the brutally realistic and powerful 
From Here to Eternity
(1951), which was 
made into a motion picture in 1953. Jones's book became part of his World 
War II trilogy that was continued by 
The Thin Red Line
(1962) and 
concluded by 
Whistle
(1978), which was left incomplete at his death. 
 
Mailer, Norman 
American writer Norman Mailer’s works often explore subconscious 
impulses and reflect his liberal political outlook. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 
1969 for 
Armies of the Night,
which recounts his experiences as part of the 
Washington peace rallies that year. 
Mailer, Norman (1923- ), American writer, whose books frequently explore 
the unconscious impulses that drive human behavior. Sex and violence often 
play major roles, and his works frequently express bitterness toward society 
and a strong liberal philosophy. 
Born in Long Branch, New Jersey, Mailer graduated from Harvard 
University in 1943 and later studied at the Sorbonne in Paris. His service in 
the United States Army during World War II (1939-1945) provided 
background material for his naturalistic novel 
The Naked and the Dead
(1948), which was a critical and financial success. Mailer’s next novels, 
Barbary Shore
(1951) and 
The Deer Park
(1955), were considered by many 
to be disappointments. He revived his reputation with “The White Negro” 
(1957), a sociological essay, and 
Advertisements for Myself
(1959), a 
collection of essays, reviews, notebook entries, and unfinished stories that 
was an artistic search for alternative modes of expression. Mailer’s next 

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novels,
An American Dream
(1965) and 
Why Are We in Vietnam?
(1967), 
explored the place of violence in modern American life. 
During the 1960s Mailer developed a vivid journalistic style with the 
intention of presenting actual events with all the drama and complexity 
found in fiction. His 1968 book 
Armies of the Night
was the culmination of 
these efforts. The work, which in 1969 won both the Pulitzer Prize and the 
National Book Award, was an account of Mailer’s experiences at the 
Washington peace rallies of 1968, where he was jailed and fined. Mailer’s 
other works of this era include 
Miami and the Siege of Chicago
(1968), 
about the Republican and Democratic national conventions of 1968, and 
Of 
a Fire on the Moon
(1971), which recounts the first piloted moon landing. 
Mailer further explored the theme of violence in 
The Executioner’s Song
(1979), a novel about convicted murderer Gary Gilmore. The book was 
awarded the 1980 Pulitzer Prize in fiction.
Mailer’s other books include 
Ancient Evenings
(1983), the first novel of a 
projected trilogy on Egypt; 
Tough Guys Don’t Dance
(1984), a detective 
story that was made into a motion picture in 1987; 
Harlot’s Ghost
(1991), a 
lengthy novel about the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); 
Oswald’s Tale
(1995), about Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of United States 
president John F. Kennedy; and 
Portrait of Picasso as a Young Man: an 
Interpretative Biography
(1995). Mailer’s fictional novel 
The Gospel 
According to the Son
(1997) sets out to retell the life of Jesus Christ from 
the first person perspective of Jesus himself. Mailer has also written, 
directed, and appeared in a number of motion pictures.