Pulitzer Prize General Non Fiction Winner
The Armies of the Night
by Norman Mailer
Summary
A unique blend of journalism and autobiography that chronicles the 1967 anti-Vietnam War march on the Pentagon. It is a landmark work of "New Journalism" that captures the chaotic spirit of the 1960s.
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Historical Context & Significance
A tie winner. Mailer wrote himself into the story as the protagonist "Mailer," blurring the lines between fiction and reportage to capture the "inner truth" of the 1960s.