
THE EXECUTIONER'S SONG
Little, Brown · 2012
Chart History
25 weeks on the Hardcover Fiction list, peaking at #3
In this Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, a convicted killer becomes the first prisoner to be executed in the United States. 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.
All Appearances
Details
- ISBN-13
- 9781455510832
- ISBN-10
- 1455510831
- Published
- 2012
- Pages
- 978
- Publisher
- Little, Brown
When you purchase a book through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review.