The Deer Park

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The Deer Park is a 1955 novel by American author Norman Mailer that satirically explores Hollywood, power, and moral corruption in postwar America.

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The Deer Park (excerpt) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
adaptedAs The Deer Park (stage play)
author Norman Mailer
contains autobiographical elements from Norman Mailer’s Hollywood experiences
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
explores compromise and integrity in artistic life
military and entertainment complex
sexual politics
followedBy An American Dream
genre fiction
roman à clef
satirical novel
hasCriticalReception controversial at time of publication
later regarded as significant work in Mailer's oeuvre
hasForm prose
hasISBN 9780375700405 (later edition)
hasPageCount approx. 379 pages
hasSettingType Hollywood analog
desert resort
hasTargetAudience adult readers
hasTitleOrigin phrase referring to a hunting preserve for the powerful
literaryMovement postmodern literature
literaryStyle realist
satirical
mainCharacter Eitel
Herman Teppis
Lulu Meyers
Sergius O'Shaughnessy
medium print
narrativePerspective first-person
narratorCharacter Sergius O'Shaughnessy
notableFor critique of American celebrity culture
critique of the film industry
frank treatment of sex
originalLanguage English
precededBy Barbary Shore
publicationYear 1955
publisher G. P. Putnam’s Sons
surface form: G.P. Putnam's Sons
setIn Desert resort town of Desert D'Or
theme Hollywood
moral corruption
postwar America
power
timePeriodInFiction post–World War II era
wasSubjectOf censorship controversy

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Norman Mailer notableWork The Deer Park
Advertisements for Myself hasPart The Deer Park
this entity surface form: The Deer Park (excerpt)
Sergius O'Shaughnessy appearsIn The Deer Park
Sergius O'Shaughnessy narrates The Deer Park
Eitel protagonistOf The Deer Park
Eitel appearsIn The Deer Park
Herman Teppis appearsIn The Deer Park
Lulu Meyers fictionalUniverse The Deer Park
Lulu Meyers appearsIn The Deer Park