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Author Norman Mailer, who died on Saturday at the age of 84, had an undeniable impact on American letters, though his writing has gone out of style. Writer Benjamin Cavell explores his influence and celebrity, and the difficulty of being a young male author influenced by Mailer.

San Diego Literary Hub Hosted Norman Mailer

One of the greatest writers of his generation, Norman Mailer has died at the age of 84. Mailer burst onto the literary scene in 1948 with The Naked and the Dead, and won two Pultizer Prizes during his 60-year career.

Jacki Lyden remembers Pulitzer-prize winning novelist Norman Mailer, who died Saturday at the age of 84. We hear excerpts from NPR interviews with Mailer. And we speak with Jimmy Breslin, the long-time newspaper columnist who was Mailer's running-mate when the author ran unsuccessfully for New York mayor in 1969.

Jimmy Carter Man From Plains

Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens rejected an appeal by former Illinois Gov. George Ryan. Once hailed for clearing his state's death row, Ryan, 73, must report to a federal correctional center by Wednesday to serve time for a corruption conviction.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy comes to Washington, marking the first official visit to the U.S. by a French head of state since 2001, just before the two nations split over the war in Iraq. But Sarkozy is known to be pro-American.

Former Mozambique president Joaquim Chissano is the first recipient of the Mo Ibrahim Prize, a $5 million award for promoting good governance on the continent of Africa. Chissano speaks about receiving the award and his continuing efforts to promote peace and democracy in Africa.

This weekend, Libya held peace talks in an effort to end a four-year war in Sudan's Darfur region. Plus, a $5 million dollar prize is awarded to Africa's best leader.