The Deer Park
Published in 1955, The Deer Park is an angel fiction play by Norman Mailer. The story is set in Calif.) Hollywood (Los Angeles and Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif., in 1950's. Key subjects include Drama, motion picture industry, Cinéma and Industrie.
19 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 25 editions.
It runs to roughly 360 pages — 6–7 hours of reading at an average pace.
About The Deer Park
Amid the cactus wilds some two hudred miles from Hollywood lies a privileged oasis called Desert D'Or. It is a place for starlets and would-be starlets, directors, studio execs, and the well-groomed lowlifes who cater to them. And, as imagined by Norman Mailer in this blistering classic of 1950s Hollywood, Desert D'Or is a moral proving ground, where men and women discover what they really want—and how far the are willing to go to get it.The Deer Park is the story of two interlacing love affairs. Sergius O'Shaugnessy is a young ex-Air Force pilot whose good looks and air of indifference launch him into the orbit of the radiant actress Lulu Meyers. Charles Eitel is a brilliant director wounded by accusations of communism—and whose liaison with the volatile Elena Esposito may supply the coup de grace to his career. As Mailer traces their couplings and uncouplings, their uneasy flirtation with success and self-extinction, he creates a legendary portrait of America's machinery of desire.
Quick answers
Who wrote The Deer Park?
The Deer Park was written by Norman Mailer and first published in 1955.
What genre is The Deer Park?
It is usually shelved as Angel Fiction.
How long is The Deer Park?
The median edition has 360 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to The Deer Park?
Readers who like it often enjoy Valley of the Dolls, Brand New Cherry Flavor and Columbo The Glitter Murder.
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