--- product_id: 103843929 title: "The Deer Park: A Novel Kindle Edition" brand: "norman mailer" price: "VT5842" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/103843929-the-deer-park-a-novel-kindle-edition store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # The Deer Park: A Novel Kindle Edition **Brand:** norman mailer **Price:** VT5842 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Deer Park: A Novel Kindle Edition by norman mailer - **How much does it cost?** VT5842 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/103843929-the-deer-park-a-novel-kindle-edition) ## Best For - norman mailer enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted norman mailer brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![The Deer Park: A Novel Kindle Edition - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51OeH2VU2qL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐ Norman Mailer begins to save his career with this book.... *by L***L on Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2016* Norman Mailer, in the early 1950s, is on the comeback trail. After his critically embraced The Naked and the Dead he stumbled bad, in critics' eyes, with The Barbary Shore. Our boy, insecure and talented, macho and ambitious, wrote The Deer Park to resurrect his reputation. His publisher wouldn't publish it and so he shopped it around and published the book, a story, part román a clef part his own fantastic universe, tells the story of a writer who comes to Hollywood [see F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nathaniel West, Bud Schulberg] and rises and falls in a corrupt and beguiling cesspool. The writing is often uneven, the characters cut-out, but behind our struggling young artist is a muse still busting out to be heard. He occasionally soars. And he went on with mature works -essay, journalism and fiction- would after this justify his talent and insure that Norman would swagger and stagger with sure feet through the artistic firmament of the second half of the 20th century. ### ⭐⭐⭐ Slogging the Gems *by B***E on Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2018* My first Mailer novel. His reputation as a misogynist preceded him, but given the time and place of this novel it didn't detract for me. I sense his portrait of Hollywood celebrity and the malaise and "sin" of the idle partiers at Desert D'or is nearly biography or even autobiography. I will research a bit.He writes very well, but the pacing of this nearly entirely interior novel was a chore at times, a bit of a slog. However, there were pieces along the way like shells on a sparse beach that felt like treasure and kept me going. The final 10% was pretty snappy and interesting and made the journey feel worthy. But without the sense of wonder or enthralling entanglement I have to cap review at three stars. ### ⭐⭐ So Sloooow *by D***Y on Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2020* This is my first Norman Mailer novel and probably my last. Style and prose are interesting but the first precondition of a fictional novel in my eyes is that it takes the reader on an interesting journey, and the Deer Park misses the mark on this fundamental requirement. The plot takes forever to move forward, none of the characters are particularly interesting or for that matter likeable, and it is all so humdrum. Maybe when first published it was supposed to be shocking and maybe the attraction at the time was that it did shock. Today however none of the bedhopping or narcissistic musing shock at all and if not exactly commonplace have been done to death. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vu/products/103843929-the-deer-park-a-novel-kindle-edition](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/103843929-the-deer-park-a-novel-kindle-edition) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vanuatu* *Store origin: VU* *Last updated: 2026-04-23*