The Executioner's Song

Mailer's massive 'true-life novel' follows the last months of Gary Gilmore, the convicted murderer who insisted on being executed in 1977, becoming the first person put to death in the United States after a decade-long moratorium. The Pulitzer winner is a landmark of New Journalism and a profound inquiry into violence and American society.

The Executioner's Song was written by Norman Mailer, from United States. First published in 1980.

The Executioner's Song has received the following awards and honours: Pulitzer Prize 1980; TIME 100 Best Novels 1979.

The Executioner's Song is a well-regarded book with solid critical recognition, with an aggregate editorial score of 66/100 on 50 Best Books, based on mentions across 2 editorial sources. It is particularly recommended for readers interested in capital punishment, violence, American society.

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The Executioner's Song is classified as Biography & Memoir. True accounts of real lives, told by the subject or a biographer.

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