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Don’t get me wrong, I think Thomas Mallon is great. But what was he thinking when he wrote this:
I know the New Yorker doesn’t do fact-checking anymore, but still.
The funny thing is, Malzberg has similarities with Mailer both in style and subject matter.
I’m guessing that in his statement Mallon is trying to make the point about the insularity of the literary establishment, but in some way I think that with his narrow focus he’s making his point all too well, at his own expense.
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