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.

Author: Norman Mailer
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 05/08/2012
Pages: 1136
Weight: 2.4lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 2.10d
ISBN: 9780446584388

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.3
Point Value: 58
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 19782 / Executioner's Song