Norman Mailer

Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and Village Voice co-creator Norman Mailer died on Saturday.

Writing both fiction and non-fiction novels Mailer was one of the most honest and argumentative authors. He often made politically incorrect statements, but cared little about the repercussions, steadfastly holding onto his opinions.

He dismissed radical feminism and at one point in the 1960s tried to run for mayor of New York City. He wanted to make the city the 51st state in the U.S.

Mailer also had a tendency to criticize his fellow authors, among those being Tom Wolfe, Truman Capote and William Styron. He once punched Gore Vidal for criticizing Jack Kerouac.

Whether or not you like or agreed with his writings and ideas, Mailer was definitely and entertaining writer.