A Pulitzer Prize winner — hailed by Joan Didion as “absolutely astonishing” — with over 42 hours of Earphones Award–winning audio! In 1976 Utah, Gary Gilmore robbed and killed two men, and after his conviction, he fought to be executed. “Literature of the highest order” (Miami Herald), this classic account that spans fiction and nonfiction “boasts a terrific narration” (AudioFile).
The Executioner's Song follows the true story of cold-blooded murderer Gary Gilmore, who, after being tried and convicted, insisted on being executed for his crimes. To do so, he fought a system intent on keeping him alive long after it sentenced him to death.
Norman Mailer tells Gilmore's story with impressive authority and compassion. The Executioner's Song is a trip down the wrong side of the tracks, right into the heart of American loneliness and violence–it is impossible to put down and difficult to forget.
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A Pulitzer Prize winner — hailed by Joan Didion as “absolutely astonishing” — with over 42 hours of Earphones Award–winning audio! In 1976 Utah, Gary Gilmore robbed and killed two men, and after his conviction, he fought to be executed. “Literature of the highest order” (Miami Herald), this classic account that spans fiction and nonfiction “boasts a terrific narration” (AudioFile). The Executioner's Song follows the true story of cold-blooded murderer Gary Gilmore, who, after being tried and convicted, insisted on being executed for his crimes. To do so, he fought a system intent on keeping him alive long after it sentenced him to death. Norman Mailer tells Gilmore's story with impressive authority and compassion. The Executioner's Song is a trip down the wrong side of the tracks, right into the heart of American loneliness and violence–it is impossible to put down and difficult to forget.