Cannibals and Christians

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Collected here are Mailer's now famous interpretation of the Goldwater Convention in San Francisco; his devastating analysis of the United States' policy in Vietnam; his views on sexual attitudes in America; the classic interview he gave to the Paris Review; a sheaf of new poems; a new and startling philosophical dialogue; and two brilliant short stories, including "The Last Night," the first work he has ever written in the mode of science fiction. (From the inside cover)