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Norman Mailer, a Rare card
Nachem Malech Mailer, known by his pen name Norman Kingsley Mailer, was an American writer, journalist, and filmmaker.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 87
- DEF
- 92
- Power
- 179
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 370,000
Power 179 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Norman Mailer quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Norman Mailer card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
His novel The Naked and the Dead was ______ in 1948 and brought him early renown.
Answer
published. His novel The Naked and the Dead was published in 1948 and brought him early renown. From the Norman Mailer article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
His ____ nonfiction novel The Armies of the Night won the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction as well as the National Book Award.
Answer
1960s. His 1968 nonfiction novel The Armies of the Night won the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction as well as the National Book Award. From the Norman Mailer article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Angolan Civil War. Angolan Civil War 93 · Norman Mailer 87 · Fred Thompson 84 · Pho 80 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- In a career spanning more than six decades, Mailer had 11 best-selling books, at least one in each of the seven decades after World War II.
- His novel The Naked and the Dead was published in 1948 and brought him early renown.
- His 1968 nonfiction novel The Armies of the Night won the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction as well as the National Book Award.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Norman Mailer article was read about 370,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 87 and blocks with 92: each hit it takes is cut by 37 %.
How to get Norman Mailer
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Norman Mailer (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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