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Mailer's out with a new book but in the hospital

By Carol Beggy and Mark Shanahan
Globe Staff / October 18, 2007

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Norman Mailer is on the mend after surgery to remove scar tissue around one of his lungs, his daughter-in-law said yesterday. "He's been getting better every time I see him," Salina Mailer told the Associated Press. This is the latest setback for the literary lion, who canceled his public appearances in September because of breathing difficulties. Mailer, 84, underwent the ... (Full article: 1044 words)

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